Humboldt
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People
- Alexander von HumboldtAlexander von HumboldtFriedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt...
, German natural scientist, brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt - Wilhelm von HumboldtWilhelm von HumboldtFriedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt was a German philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of Humboldt Universität. He is especially remembered as a linguist who made important contributions to the philosophy of language and to the theory and practice...
, German linguist, philosopher, and diplomat, brother of Alexander von Humboldt
Counties
- Humboldt County, CaliforniaHumboldt County, CaliforniaHumboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...
- Humboldt County, IowaHumboldt County, Iowa-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 9,815 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,684 housing units, of which 4,209 were occupied.-2000 census:...
- Humboldt County, NevadaHumboldt County, NevadaHumboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 18,052. Its county seat is Winnemucca.The county was the site of an arrest in 2000 that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision Hiibel v...
In Canada
- Humboldt, SaskatchewanHumboldt, SaskatchewanHumboldt is a Canadian city located in the province of Saskatchewan, 113 km east of Saskatoon at the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 20. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Humboldt No...
- Rural Municipality of Humboldt No. 370, SaskatchewanHumboldt No. 370, SaskatchewanHumboldt No. 370 is a rural municipality with a population of 842 . It is centred about the city of Humboldt, which is a separate entity from the similarly named R.M...
In the USA
- Humboldt, Arizona
- Humboldt City, CaliforniaHumboldt City, CaliforniaHumboldt City is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California. It was located on Humboldt Bay just south of the later site of Bucksport. The townsite was laid out 1850 but was nearly deserted by 1851.-References:...
- Humboldt, IllinoisHumboldt, IllinoisHumboldt is an incorporated town in Coles County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 437. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Humboldt, IowaHumboldt, IowaHumboldt is a city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,690 at the 2010 census, gaining 238 people since the 2000 census.- History :...
- Humboldt, KansasHumboldt, KansasHumboldt is a city situated along the Neosho River in the southwest part of Allen County, located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,953.-History:...
- Humboldt, Nevada
- Humboldt, MinnesotaHumboldt, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 61 people, 25 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density was 579.7 people per square mile . There were 38 housing units at an average density of 361.1 per square mile...
- Humboldt, NebraskaHumboldt, NebraskaHumboldt is a city in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 941 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Humboldt is located at ....
- Humboldt, South DakotaHumboldt, South DakotaHumboldt is a town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 589 at the 2010 census.-History:The town was named after German scientist, explorer and diplomat Alexander von Humboldt.-Geography:...
- Humboldt, TennesseeHumboldt, TennesseeHumboldt is a city in Gibson and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 8,452 at the 2010 census, a decline of 1,015 in 2000. It is the principal city of and is included in the Humboldt, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jackson,...
- Humboldt, WisconsinHumboldt, WisconsinHumboldt is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,338 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communiies of Humboldt and Sugar Bush are located in the town.-Geography:...
, a town- Humboldt (community), WisconsinHumboldt (community), WisconsinHumboldt is an unincorporated community located in the town of Humboldt, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. Humboldt is located at the junction of County Highways N and T east of Green Bay....
, an unincorporated community
- Humboldt (community), Wisconsin
- Humboldt Township, MichiganHumboldt Township, MichiganHumboldt Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 469 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Humboldt Township, MinnesotaHumboldt Township, MinnesotaHumboldt Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 239 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
Ships
- Alexander von Humboldt (ship)Alexander von Humboldt (ship)Alexander von Humboldt is a German ship originally built in 1906 by the German shipyard AG Weser at Bremen as Reserve Sonderburg. She was operated throughout the North and Baltic Seas until being retired in 1986...
, a German tall ship - USS Humboldt (AVP-21)USS Humboldt (AVP-21)USS Humboldt was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1947. She was briefly reclassified as a miscellaneous auxiliary and redesignated AG-121 during 1945.-Construction and commissioning:...
, a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1947 - USCGC Humboldt (WAVP-372)USCGC Humboldt (WAVP-372)USCGC Humboldt , later WHEC-372, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard Cutter in service from 1949 to 1969.-Construction and U.S. Navy service:...
, later WHEC-372, a United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1949 to 1969 - Humboldt (steamer)Humboldt (steamer)The Humboldt was a wooden steamer built in Eureka, CA in 1896. She sailed on the Alaska route for many years, and operated between San Francisco and Los Angeles between 1919 and 1932, when she was withdrawn from service...
, an 1896 wooden steamer on the Alaska route, that also sailed between Los Angeles and San Francisco
Mountains
- Humboldt RangeHumboldt RangeThe Humboldt Range is a largely north-south running range of mountains in northwest Nevada, USA, that extend from the town of Imlay in the north to the junction with the West Humboldt Range in the south...
, Nevada- East Humboldt RangeEast Humboldt RangeThe East Humboldt Range is a line of mountains in northeastern Nevada in the Great Basin region of the western United States. It located in central Elko County in the upper watershed of the Humboldt River, which flows to the southwest from its source just north of the range.The East Humboldts run...
, Nevada- Humboldt Peak (Nevada)Humboldt Peak (Nevada)Humboldt Peak is the southernmost high summit in the East Humboldt Range of Elko County in northeastern Nevada. To the west are First and Second Boulder Canyons, to the south is Pole Canyon and Secret Pass, and to the east is the South Fork of Steele Creek and Clover Valley...
- Humboldt Peak (Nevada)
- West Humboldt RangeWest Humboldt RangeThe West Humboldt Range is a short mountain range in the western Great Basin in northwestern Nevada in the United States. It runs for approximately 40 mi southwest to northeast in northern Churchill County and southern Pershing County...
, Nevada
- East Humboldt Range
- Humboldt MountainsHumboldt MountainsHumboldt Mountains is a group of mountains immediately west of the Petermann Ranges, forming the westernmost portion of the Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were discovered and mapped by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by Capt...
in Antarctica - Humboldt Peak (California), a California peak in the Lassen National ForestLassen National ForestLassen National Forest is a national forest of 1,700 square miles in northeastern California. It is named after pioneer Peter Lassen, who mined, ranched and promoted the area to emigrant parties in the 1850s.- Overview :...
at 40.150341°N 121.429825°W- Humboldt BM, a California benchmark peak west of Humboldt Peak (California) at 40.147192°N 121.465187°W
- Humboldt Peak (Colorado)Humboldt Peak (Colorado)Humboldt Peak is a high peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range in southern Colorado. It is the least challenging climb of the Crestone group of fourteeners, which include Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle, and Kit Carson Peak...
, USA - Humboldt Range (Otago), New Zealand
- Mont Humboldt in New Caledonia
- Pico HumboldtPico HumboldtPico Humboldt is Venezuela's second highest peak, at 4,940 metres above sea level. It is located in the Sierra Nevada de Merida, in the Venezuelan Andes of...
in Venezuela
Forests, parks, nature preserves
- Fort Humboldt State Historic ParkFort Humboldt State Historic ParkFort Humboldt State Historic Park is a California state park located in the southern portion of Eureka, just off U.S. Route 101. The North Coast regional headquarters of the California State Parks is located onsite.-Early years, 1853–1860:...
, in Eureka, California - Humboldt Redwoods State ParkHumboldt Redwoods State ParkHumboldt Redwoods State Park is located south of Eureka, California in southern Humboldt County, within northern California. Established by the Save-the-Redwoods League in 1921 with the dedication of the Raynal Bolling Memorial Grove, it has grown to become the third largest park in the California...
, California - Humboldt Wildlife Management Area, Nevada
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National ForestHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestThe Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is the principal U.S. National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nevada. With an area of , it is the largest National Forest of the United States outside of Alaska...
, Nevada - Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt in Cuba
- Humboldt ParkHumboldt ParkHumboldt Park may refer to:*Humboldt Park, Chicago, a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, US**Humboldt Park , a park adjacent to that neighborhood*Humboldt Park, a working title for the 2008 film Nothing Like the Holidays...
in Chicago, Illinois
Rivers, lakes, bays, marshes
- Humboldt BayHumboldt BayHumboldt Bay is a natural bay and a multi-basin, bar-built coastal lagoon located on the rugged North Coast of California, United States entirely within Humboldt County. The regional center and county seat of Eureka and the college town of Arcata adjoin the bay, which is the second largest enclosed...
, California - Humboldt FallsHumboldt FallsHumboldt Falls is a waterfall located in the Hollyford Valley in the Fiordland district of New Zealand. They fall 275 metres in three drops; the largest of the three drops is 134 metres high....
, Fiordland, New Zealand - Little Humboldt RiverLittle Humboldt RiverThe Little Humboldt River is a tributary of the Humboldt River, approximately long, in northern Nevada in the western United States. It is an intermittent stream draining a rugged area on the edge of the Owyhee Desert in the Great Basin....
, Nevada - Lake HumboldtLake HumboldtLake Humboldt or Humboldt Lake is a lake in northern Churchill County and southern Pershing County in the state of Nevada in the United States....
, Nevada - Humboldt RiverHumboldt RiverThe Humboldt River runs through northern Nevada in the western United States. At approximately long it is the second longest river in the Great Basin, after the Bear River. It has no outlet to the ocean, but instead empties into the Humboldt Sink...
, Nevada - Humboldt Salt MarshHumboldt Salt MarshThe Humboldt Salt Marsh in the Humboldt Basin of northeastern Nevada is a wetland that is 1 of 2 within the state .-References:...
, Nevada - Humboldt SinkHumboldt SinkHumboldt Sink is an intermittent dry lake bed, approximately 11 mi long, and 4 mi across, in northwestern Nevada in the United States...
, Nevada - Yos Sudarso Bay in New Guinea, formerly known as Humboldt Bay
Other
- Humboldt CurrentHumboldt CurrentThe Humboldt Current , also known as the Peru Current, is a cold, low-salinity ocean current that flows north-westward along the west coast of South America from the southern tip of Chile to northern Peru. It is an eastern boundary current flowing in the direction of the equator, and can extend...
or Peru Current of the Pacific - Humboldt GlacierHumboldt GlacierHumboldt Glacier is the widest tidewater glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. It borders the Kane Basin in North West Greenland. Its front is wide. It has been retreating in the period of observation spanning 1975-2010. The glacier is named after German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.-Footnotes:...
in Greenland - Humboldt Municipal Airport (disambiguation), multiple airports
- Mirador Humboldt in Tenerife
- Teluk Humboldt in Indonesia
Institutions
- Alexander von Humboldt FoundationAlexander von Humboldt FoundationThe Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a foundation set-up by the government of the Federal Republic and funded by the German Foreign Office, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and others for the promotion of international co-operation...
, a German foundation for the promotion of international research cooperation - Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, German School in Lima, Peru
- Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, German School in Mexico CityMexico CityMexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
- Colégio Humboldt, German school in São Paulo, Brazil
- Colegio Humboldt, German school in PueblaPueblaPuebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
, Mexico - Colegio Humboldt, German school in CaracasCaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela - Guevea de Humboldt, OaxacaOaxacaOaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
, Mexico - Humboldt Shipmanagement, ValparaísoValparaísoValparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
, Chile - Humboldtschule, Bad Homburg, a German Gymnasium in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse
- Humboldt High School (disambiguation), several high schools in the United States
- Humboldt MuseumHumboldt MuseumThe Museum für Naturkunde, officially the ' or Naturkundemuseum , occasionally known as the Humboldt Museum, is a natural history museum in Berlin, Germany. Usually the museum's name is abbreviated MFN...
of Natural History (Museum für Naturkunde), part of the University - Humboldt State UniversityHumboldt State UniversityHumboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata within Humboldt County, California, USA. The main campus, nestled at the edge of a coast redwood forest, is situated on Preston hill overlooking Arcata and with commanding views of...
, California - Humboldt University of BerlinHumboldt University of BerlinThe Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
(Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) - Núcleo Pioneiro de Humboldt, scientific center in the Amazon BasinAmazon BasinThe Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
- Alexander von Humboldt School, Montreal, Canada
Animals
- Vesper batVesper batVesper bats , also known as Evening bats or Common bats, are the largest and best-known family of bats. They belong to the suborder Microchiroptera . There are over three hundred species distributed all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica...
(Humboldt's Big-eared Brown Bat) (Histiotus humboldti) - Woolly monkeyWoolly monkeyThe woolly monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae.There are four species of woolly monkey. All originate from the rainforests of South America...
(Humboldt's Woolly Monkey) (Lagothrix lagotricha) - Squirrel monkeySquirrel monkeyThe squirrel monkeys are the New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. They are the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae.Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America in the canopy layer. Most species have parapatric or allopatric ranges in the Amazon, while S...
(Humboldt's squirrel monkey) (Saimiri sciureus cassiquiarensis) - Humboldt PenguinHumboldt PenguinThe Humboldt Penguin is a South American penguin, that breeds in coastal Peru and Chile. Its nearest relatives are the African Penguin, the Magellanic Penguin and the Galápagos Penguin...
(Spheniscus humboldti) - Humboldt's Hog-nosed SkunkSkunkSkunks are mammals best known for their ability to secrete a liquid with a strong, foul odor. General appearance varies from species to species, from black-and-white to brown or cream colored. Skunks belong to the family Mephitidae and to the order Carnivora...
(Conepatus humboldtii) - Humboldt's Black-headed UakariUakariUakari is the common name for the New World monkeys of the genus Cacajao. Both the English and scientific names are believed to have originated from indigenous languages....
(Cacajao melanocephalus) - YeastYeastYeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with 1,500 species currently described estimated to be only 1% of all fungal species. Most reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by an asymmetric division process called budding...
species (Pichia humboldtii) - CatostomidaeCatostomidaeCatostomidae is the sucker family of the order Cypriniformes. There are 80 species in this family of freshwater fishes. Catostomidae are found in North America, east central China, and eastern Siberia...
(Humboldt sucker) (Catostomus occidentalis humboldtianus) - Humboldt SquidHumboldt SquidThe Humboldt squid , also known as jumbo squid, jumbo flying squid, pota or diablo rojo , is a large, predatory squid found in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. They are most commonly found at depths of , from Tierra del Fuego to California...
(Dosidicus gigas) - Amazon River Dolphin subspecies (Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana)
Plants
- AnthuriumAnthuriumAnthurium , is a large genus of about 600–800 species, belonging to the arum family . Anthurium can also be called "Flamingo Flower" or "Boy Flower", both referring to the structure of the spathe and spadix....
(Anthurium humboldtianum Kunth.) - Utricularia species (Utricularia humboldtii)
- CactusCactusA cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae. Their distinctive appearance is a result of adaptations to conserve water in dry and/or hot environments. In most species, the stem has evolved to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have evolved into spines...
species (Mammillaria humboldtii) - Humboldt's Lily (Lilium humboldtii)
- MushroomMushroomA mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...
species (Tricholomopsis humboldtii) - South American Oak (Quercus humboldtii)
- Orchid species (Schomburgkia humboldtii)
In space
- 4877 Humboldt4877 Humboldt4877 Humboldt is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*...
, asteroid - 54 Alexandra54 Alexandra54 Alexandra is a very large and dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt on September 10, 1858, and named after the German explorer Alexander von Humboldt; it was the first asteroid to be named after a male....
, asteroid - Catena Humboldt on the Moon
- Mare HumboldtianumMare HumboldtianumMare Humboldtianum is a lunar mare located within the Humboldtianum basin, just to the east of Mare Frigoris. It is located along the northeastern limb of the Moon, and continues on to the far side...
, lunar mare(sea)