Catalina
Encyclopedia
Geography
- Catalina, ArizonaCatalina, ArizonaCatalina is a census-designated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 7,025 at the 2000 census. Catalina continues to experience increasing population growth, while attempting to maintain its rural character...
- CătălinaCatalina- Geography :* Catalina, Arizona* Cătălina, Romania** Catalina, Covasna, Romania* Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur* Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental* Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador* Santa Catalina Mountains...
, Romania- Catalina, CovasnaCatalina, CovasnaCatalina is a commune in Covasna County, Romania, composed of five villages:*Catalina*Hătuica / Hatolyka*Imeni / Imecsfalva*Mărcuşa / Kézdimárkosfalva*Mărtineni / Kézdimártonfalva...
, Romania
- Catalina, Covasna
- Santa Catalina, Ilocos SurSanta Catalina, Ilocos SurSanta Catalina is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 13,284 people in 2,404 households....
- Santa Catalina, Negros OrientalSanta Catalina, Negros OrientalSanta Catalina is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 67,197 people in 13,125 households.-Barangays:Santa Catalina is politically subdivided into 22 barangays....
- Catalina, Newfoundland and LabradorCatalina, Newfoundland and LabradorCatalina is a community located on the eastern side of the Bonavista Peninsula, in the province of Newfoundland, Canada. Catalina adjoins the union town of Port Union, the town built for and home to the Fisherman's Union Company established by Sir William Coaker.The name of the town is purported by...
- Santa Catalina MountainsSanta Catalina MountainsThe Santa Catalina Mountains, commonly referred to as the Catalina Mountains, are located north, and northeast of Tucson, Arizona, United States, on Tucson's north perimeter. The mountain range is the most prominent in the Tucson area, with the highest average elevation...
- Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
- Any of several islands:
- Santa Catalina Island, CaliforniaSanta Catalina Island, CaliforniaSanta Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is long and across at its greatest width. The island is located about south-southwest of Los Angeles, California. The highest point on the island is...
, United States - Santa Catalina Island, Colombia
- Catalina Island, Dominican RepublicCatalina Island, Dominican RepublicCatalina Island or Isla Catalina is a tropical island located 1.5 miles from the mainland on the south-east corner of the Dominican Republic, near La Altagracia and La Romana. It is an occasional destination for cruise ships on Caribbean routes. In particular, Costa Cruises has a private beach on...
- Santa Catalina Island, California
Transportation
- Consolidated PBY Catalina, the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat
- Pontiac CatalinaPontiac CatalinaThe Pontiac Catalina was part of Pontiac's full-sized automobile line. Initially, the name was used strictly to denote hardtop body styles, first appearing in the 1950 Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines...
, a full-size Pontiac model from the 1950s to the 1980s - SS CatalinaSS CatalinaThe S.S. Catalina, also known as The Great White Steamer, was a 301-foot steamship built in 1924 that provided passenger service on the 26-mile passage between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island from 1924 to 1975. According to the Steamship Historical Society of America, the Catalina has carried...
, a 1924 steamship now partly submerged in Ensenada, Mexico - The sailboats made by Catalina YachtsCatalina YachtsCatalina Yachts is a U.S.-based builder of fiberglass monohull sloop-rigged sailboats ranging in sizes from eight to 47 feet in length. It was founded in 1969 in Hollywood, California by Frank Butler .-History:...
Fiction
- Catalina, a 1948 novel by W. Somerset Maugham
- Catalina, Space CasesSpace CasesSpace Cases is a science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon for two seasons. Created by Peter David and Bill Mumy, it premiered on March 2, 1996, and was cancelled a year later. It aired for a time on Nickelodeon's Saturday night block of shows known as SNICK, and on Nickelodeon...
character played by Jewel Staite - Catalina Aruca, a character from the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl
- Catalina, a character in the popular video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto III
People
- Catalina (name)Catalina (name)Catalina is a feminine given name. It is a Spanish form of Katherine. Catalina is an equivalent to Katherine or Catherine in English, Cătălina in Romanian, Ekaterina in Russian, Caterina in Italian, Catalan and Ukrainian, Catherine in French, Katarzyna in Polish, and Catarina in Portuguese and...
, a given name including a list of people with the name - India CatalinaIndia CatalinaIndia Catalina , was an indigenous woman from the Colombian Atlantic coast, who accompanied Pedro de Heredia and played a role in the Spanish conquest of Colombia, acting as interpreter and intermediary...
, indigenous Calamari princess kidnapped by the Spanish conquerors near Cartagena de Indias to serve as translator in the early sixteenth century
Other uses
- Catalina affairCatalina affairThe Catalina affair was an incident on June 13, 1952, when a Swedish military Douglas DC-3A-360 Skytrain flying over the Baltic Sea carrying out signals intelligence gathering operations for the Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment , disappeared east of the isle of Gotska Sandön.Three days...
, an incident on June 13, 1952, that led to a crisis in Swedish Soviet relations - Catalina dressingCatalina dressingCatalina dressing is a tomato-based salad dressing made with tomato paste or ketchup, as well as sugar, vinegar, onions, olive oil and spices. Similar to French dressing, Catalina is red-orange in color, and has a distinctive tangy taste. Besides salad dressing, Catalina is often used as a...
, a tomato-based, tangy salad dressing - Catalina Sky SurveyCatalina Sky SurveyCatalina Sky Survey is a project to discover comets and asteroids, and to search for Near-Earth objects. More specifically, to search for potentially hazardous asteroids , that may pose a threat of impact.-Mission:...
, a NASA project aiming to identify potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) - Catalina SwimwearCatalina swimwearCatalina is one of the oldest apparel manufacturers in California and one of the best known names in the swimwear industry. Their history began in 1907, as Bentz Knitting Mills, a small manufacturer of underwear and sweaters. The name was changed to Pacific Knitting Mills in 1912, accompanied by...
, a former swimwear line for the Pacific Mills clothing company - Santa Catalina MonasterySanta Catalina MonasteryThe Monastery of Saint Catherine is a monastery of nuns of the Domincan Second Order, located in Arequipa, Peru. It was built in 1580 and was enlarged in the 17th century. The over 20,000-square-meter monastery was built predominantly in the Mudéjar style, and is characterized by its vividly...
, cloistered convent located in Arequipa, Peru - Tomcat Catalina, the Jakarta Tomcat version servlet container since Tomcat 4.x
- Catalina VideoCatalina VideoCatalina Video is an award-winning production house of gay pornography, founded in 1978 by William Higgins. The company was primarily a distributor for Nova Studios in 1982. In 1987, Scott Masters was hired as its head of production, and he began making films for the studio...
, gay pornography production house - Anthocharis cethura catalina, the Catalina Orangetip, a subspecies of Desert Orangetip butterfly only found on Santa Catalina Island
See also
- Santa Catalina (disambiguation)
- Catilina, Roman politician from the 1st century BC