Carina

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Carina may refer to:

Places

Australia

  • Carina, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
  • Carina Heights, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
  • Carina, Victoria, a locality in Mildura

Serbia

People

  • Carina (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
  • Carina, a pet form of the given name Cara
  • Carina, a Latinization of Cairenn, said to be the mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages

Anatomy

  • Carina, the scientific name for an anatomical structure resembling a keel, such as the large keel on the breastbone in birds
  • Carina of trachea, the point at which the trachea branches to form the two mainstem bronchi

Astronomy

  • Carina (Chinese astronomy)
  • Carina (constellation), a constellation
  • Carina Dwarf, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way
  • Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)

Arts, entertainment, and media

  • "Carina" (Corrado Lojacono song), a 1958 song covered by Sophia Loren, Dean Martin and Cliff Richard
  • "Carina" (Larz-Kristerz song), a 2008 song by Swedish band Larz-Kristerz
  • Carina Press, the digital-only publishing house from Harlequin Enterprises
  • Carina (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Storms

  • Cyclone Carina, in the 2005–2006 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
  • Severe Tropical Storm Talim (2012), in the 2012 Pacific typhoon season, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Carina
  • Typhoon Nida (2016), a 2016 Pacific typhoon known as Severe Tropical Storm Carina in the Philippines
  • Typhoon Gaemi, a 2024 Pacific typhoon that became a Category 4-equivalent typhoon, known as Super Typhoon Carina in the Philippines

Other uses

  • Carina, a Latin word for the keel of a ship or for its entire hull
  • Carina Rugby League Football Club
  • Toyota Carina, an automobile
  • USS Carina (AK-74), a 1942 United States Navy cargo ship used in World War II
  • Sailing yacht Carina, which disappeared off the Dublin coast in 1944
  • Sailing yacht Carina II, which won the 1955 and 1957 Fastnet Races skippered by USA sailor Richard Nye

See also

  • Cairina, a genus of duck
  • Cariña, a variant of Carib language
  • Carinae, an area of ancient Rome
  • Carine (disambiguation)
  • Karina (disambiguation)
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