Terra Nova

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Terra Nova or Terranova means "new land". It can refer to:

In geography:

• Newfoundland (island), the island portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
• Terra Nova, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
• Terra Nova (electoral district), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
• Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica
• Terra Nova National Park, Canadian national park
• Terre-Neuve, Artibonite, municipality in Haiti
• Tierra Nueva, municipality in Mexico
• Tierra Nueva, town in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
• Tarranoa, a name for Olbia, a town in Sardinia, Italy.
• Terranòa, a name for Olbia, a town in Sardinia, Italy.

In seafaring:

• HMCS Terra Nova (DDE 259), Canadian Restigouche class destroyer escort
• Terra Nova (ship), sealing and then an exploration ship, used in the Terra Nova Expedition
• Terra Nova (oil field), oil field development project 350 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland
• Terra Nova FPSO, FPSO located in the Terra Nova oil and gas field
• Terra Nova Expedition, British expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott with the purpose of undertaking scientific research and exploration

In Star Trek:

• "Terra Nova" (Enterprise episode), first season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
• Terra Nova (planet), one of the first Earth-colonized planets in the fictional Star Trek universe

In other fields:

• Terra Nova (blog), collaborative blog covering academic research in gaming.
• Terra Nova (newspaper), weekly newspaper that covers top stories from the island of São Vicente in the Cape Verde islands
• Terra Nova (play), play by Ted Tally
• Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri, computer game
• Terra Nova, British manufacturer of tents and outdoor equipment
• Terra Nova, geological journal, published by 18 societies in Europe and the publisher Blackwell Publishing

As one word (TerraNova or Terranova):

• Terranova (band), German electronic group made up of Fetisch, Marco Meister and Kaos
• Terranova (roundworm), roundworm genus
• TerraNova (test), K-12 achievement test in the United States

[edit] See also

• Terra Nova High School
• Osvaldo Terranova

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