Pico (disambiguation)
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Places
Argentina- General PicoGeneral PicoGeneral Pico is a city located in the north-east of La Pampa Province, Argentina. It has a surface of . Is located at above sea level and inside the region of the Pampa Húmeda Llana...
, a city in the Province of La Pampa - Río Pico (Chubut)Río Pico (Chubut)Río Pico is a town Tehuelches Department, province of Chubut, Argentina.Content [ hide ]1 Place names2 Population3 References4 External links[ edit ] Place Names...
, a village in the Province of Chubut
Brazil
- Pico da NeblinaPico da NeblinaPico da Neblina is the highest mountain in Brazil, above sea level, in the Serra do Imeri, a section of the Guiana Highlands on the Brazil–Venezuela border. As determined by a border survey expedition in 1962, its summit lies just within Brazilian territory, at a horizontal distance of only from...
, a mountain in the State of Amazonas - Pico ParanáPico ParanáPico Paraná is the highest mountain in the Brazilian state of Paraná and in all Southern Brazil. It is composed of granite and gneiss. It was discovered by German explorer Reinhard Maack. He also made the first ascent of the mountain, together with Rudolf Stamm and Alfred Mysing...
, a mountain in the State of Paraná
Cape Verde
- Pico do Fogo, a volcano on the island of Fogo
Italy
- Pico, Lazio, a comune in the Province of Frosinone
Mexico
- Pico de OrizabaPico de OrizabaThe Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl , is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America. It rises above sea level in the eastern end of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, on the border between the states of Veracruz and Puebla...
, a volcano on the borders of Puebla State and Veracruz State
Moon
- Mons PicoMons PicoMons Pico is a solitary lunar mountain that lies in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin, and to the south of the dark-floored crater Plato. This peak forms part of the surviving inner ring of the Imbrium basin. This ring continues to the northwest and with the Montes Teneriffe and Montes...
, a lunar mountain in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin
Portugal
- Pico, Vila Verde, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde
- Pico da Pedra, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores
- Pico IslandPico IslandPico Island , is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
, the largest island in the Central Group of the Azores archipelago - Mount PicoMount PicoMount Pico is a stratovolcano and the highest point on Pico Island in the Azores. It reaches an altitude of 2,351 meters above sea level, which makes it the highest point in Portugal and also in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
(Ponta do Pico), the stratovolcano that occupies majority of the island of Pico - Pico da VaraPico da VaraPico da Vara is the highest mountain on the Portuguese island of São Miguel, in the Azores archipelago of Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies in the east of the island in the Serra da Tronqueira range in the municipality of Nordeste...
, the highest mountain on the island of São Miguel, Azores
United States
- M. Pico BuildingM. Pico BuildingThe M. Pico Building, built in 1915 on the site of a wooden lodge hall that had burned down, is an historic 2-story redbrick building located on the corner of Monroe and Main streets, N.W., across the street from the Lafayette County Courthouse in Mayo, Florida...
, a building in Lafayette County, Florida - Pico Blanco Scout ReservationPico Blanco Scout ReservationPico Blanco Scout Reservation is a summer camp of about in Central California, operated by the Monterey Bay Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Constructed during 1953-1954, it takes its name from the adjacent Pico Blanco . The land was donated to the Council by William R. Hearst in 1948...
, a summer camp in Monterey County, California - Pico MountainPico MountainPico Mountain Ski Area was one of the first commercial ski resorts in Vermont, USA. The base lodge was located on the northwest side of Pico Peak on U.S. Route 4. In 1996, the resort went into receivership and was bought by the Killington Mountain Resort and Ski Area in December 1997. Ski runs have...
, a ski resort in Rutland County, Vermont - Pico BoulevardPico BoulevardPico Boulevard is a major Los Angeles street that runs from the Pacific Ocean at Appian Way in Santa Monica to Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA...
, a major street in Los Angeles, California - Pico-Union, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in Los Angeles
People
- Pico IyerPico IyerPico Iyer is a British-born essayist and novelist. He is the author of numerous books on travel including Video Night in Kathmandu. His shorter pieces regularly appear in Time, Harper's, NYRB and many other publications.-Life and career:...
(born 1957), British writer - Ânderson Pico (born 1988), Brazilian football player
- Andrés PicoAndrés PicoAndrés Pico was a Californio who became a successful rancher, served as a military commander during the Mexican-American War; and was elected to the state assembly and senate after California became a state, when he was also commissioned as a brigadier general in the state militia.-Early...
(1810–1876), Mexican general - Jeff PicoJeff PicoJeffrey Pico , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues for the Chicago Cubs from 1988-1990. He is currently the director of minor league pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He attended Antioch High School...
(born 1966), American baseball player - Pío PicoPío PicoPío de Jesús Pico was the last Governor of Alta California under Mexican rule.-Origins:...
(1801–1894), Mexican politician - Salomon PicoSalomon PicoSalomon Maria Simeon Pico was a Californio, the cousin of Pío Pico, who led a bandit band in the early years of the California Gold Rush in the counties of the central coast of California. Considered by Mexicans as a patriot who opposed the American conquest of Alta California from Mexico and...
(1821–1860), Mexican soldier, Californio Bandit - Giovanni Pico della MirandolaGiovanni Pico della MirandolaCount Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was an Italian Renaissance philosopher. He is famed for the events of 1486, when at the age of 23, he proposed to defend 900 theses on religion, philosophy, natural philosophy and magic against all comers, for which he wrote the famous Oration on the Dignity of...
(1463–1494), Italian philosopher
Fictional characters
- Pico (Boku no Pico), a character in the Japanese video series Boku no Pico
- Pico (F-Zero), a character in the Japanese video game series F-Zero
- Pico (The Jerky Boys), a character created by American comedy duo The Jerky Boys
- Pico de Paperis, an Italian name for Ludwig von Drake, a character in the American Walt Disney cartoon series
- Pico the Dog, the mascot of the cereal Chocapic distributed by Nestlé
- Pico (mascot), the mascot of the website Newgrounds
Other uses
- pico-, a prefix in the International System of Units (SI) denoting a factor of 10−12
- Mons PicoMons PicoMons Pico is a solitary lunar mountain that lies in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin, and to the south of the dark-floored crater Plato. This peak forms part of the surviving inner ring of the Imbrium basin. This ring continues to the northwest and with the Montes Teneriffe and Montes...
, a lunar mountain located in Mare Imbrium - Pico (text editor)Pico (text editor)Pico is a text editor for Unix and Unix-based computer systems. It is integrated with the Pine e-mail client, which was designed by the Office of Computing and Communications at the University of Washington....
, a simple text editor - Pico (programming language), developed at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Laser Pico, a small sailing dinghy
- Pico de galloPico de galloIn Mexican cuisine, pico de gallo , also called salsa fresca, is a fresh, uncooked condiment made from chopped tomato, white onion, and chilis...
, a salsa made from fresh vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers - PICO National NetworkPICO National NetworkPICO National Network provides training and consultation and develops national strategy for its affiliated congregation-based community organizations. As of 2007 PICO had 53 local and regional affiliates, representing 150 cities in 17 states, with 1000 member institutions claiming to represent a...
, a U.S. religious training organization - PICO processPICO processThe PICO process is a technique used in evidence based medicine to frame and answer a clinical question.The term is an acronym for patient problem or population , intervention , comparison and outcome ....
, a medical technique to frame and answer a clinical question - Pico projector, a handheld projector
- Island Trees School District v. PicoIsland Trees School District v. PicoBoard of Education v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853 , was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that the First Amendment limits the power of local school boards to remove library books from junior high schools and high schools.-Facts:...
, a U.S. legal case - Sega PicoSega PicoThe Sega Pico, also known as , was an electronic toy by Sega. The aim of creating the Pico was to get more young children to use video game systems....
, a video game system designed for young children
See also
- Ed PiccoEd PiccoEdward "Ed" Walter Picco is a Canadian Nunavut politician first elected in the 1995 Northwest Territories election. He was re-elected in the 1999 Nunavut election and in the 2004 Nunavut election...
- PECO BuildingPECO BuildingThe PECO Building is a modernist office highrise in Center City Philadelphia. The building gets its name from PECO , one of the companies that merged to form Exelon Corporation...
- Pica (disambiguation)
- PICA (disambiguation)
- PiccioPiccio-Distribution:In Italy, it occurs mostly in the areas between Turin and Milan and in the area around Rome, with somewhat higher concentrations in Umbria...
- Picco pipePicco pipeThe picco pipe is the smallest form of ducted flue tabor pipe or flute-a-bec.It is 3½" long, with the windway taking up 1½". It has only three holes: two in front and a dorsal thumb hole. It has the same mouthpiece as a recorder...
- Piccolo (disambiguation)Piccolo (disambiguation)A piccolo is a small flute.Piccolo may also refer to:* A specific implementation of Zooming user interface* Il Piccolo, the daily newspaper of the region of Trieste, Italy* A quarter-size bottle of champagne...
- Picus (disambiguation)Picus (disambiguation)Picus may refer to:* Picus, a man turned into a woodpecker by Circe in Greek and Roman mythology* Picus , a genus of birds in the woodpecker family* Picus, a village in Ochiul Roş Commune, Anenii Noi district, Moldova...
- PikaPikaThe pika is a small mammal, with short limbs, rounded ears, and short tail. The name pika is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae . One genus, Ochotona, is recognised within the family, and it includes 30 species...
- PikoPikoPIKO is one of the largest and best-known model train brands in Europe and also enjoys a wide following in the United States and other parts of the world...