Terra Nova
Encyclopedia
Terra Nova means "new land" or "new earth" in Latin, Galician
and Portuguese
. Common uses include:
It can also refer to:
Galician language
Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
. Common uses include:
- Newfoundland (island), the island portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada was originally called Terra Nova
- Terra Nova (TV series)Terra Nova (TV series)Terra Nova is an American science fiction drama television series that airs on Fox on Monday nights. It premiered September 26, 2011 with a one-and-a-half-hour episode...
, a science fiction series
It can also refer to:
Geography
- Terra Nova, PernambucoTerra Nova, PernambucoTerra Nova is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 572 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 9.801 inhabitants and the total area is 360.86 km².-Geography:...
, a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil - Terra Nova BayTerra Nova BayTerra Nova Bay is a bay which is often ice free, about long, lying between Cape Washington and the Drygalski Ice Tongue along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica....
, Victoria Land, Antarctica - Terra Nova islandsTerra Nova IslandsTerra Nova Islands is a pair of small islands lying off Oates Coast, East Antarctica, about 14 nautical miles north of Williamson Head in the Somov Sea. Sighted from the Magga Dan, 8 March 1961, by ANARE under Phillip Law...
, a pair of of small islands near Antarctica - Terra Nova High School (disambiguation)
Newfoundland
- Terra Nova (electoral district)Terra Nova (electoral district)Terra Nova is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,425 eligible voters within the district....
, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Terra Nova, Newfoundland and LabradorTerra Nova, Newfoundland and LabradorTerra Nova is a village located southwest of Glovertown. It was served by the Canadian National Railway in the 1950's. The population in 2006 was 68.-See also:*List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...
, a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Terra Nova National ParkTerra Nova National ParkTerra Nova National Park is located on the east coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, along several inlets of Bonavista Bay...
, a Canadian national park in Newfoundland - Terra Nova RiverTerra Nova RiverThe Terra Nova River is a Canadian river in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.It drains an area in the centre of the island of Newfoundland, discharging into Bonavista Bay at Glovertown....
, a Newfoundland river - Terra Nova oil field, an oil field development project 350 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland
Seafaring
- HMCS Terra Nova (DDE 259)HMCS Terra Nova (DDE 259)HMCS Terra Nova was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1959-1997.She was the sixth ship of her class and the first Canadian war ship to bear the name HMCS Terra Nova...
, a Canadian Restigouche-class destroyer escort - Terra Nova ExpeditionTerra Nova ExpeditionThe Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
, a British expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott with the purpose of undertaking scientific research and exploration - Terra Nova (ship)Terra Nova (ship)The Terra Nova was built in 1884 for the Dundee whaling and sealing fleet. She worked for 10 years in the annual seal fishery in the Labrador Sea, proving her worth for many years before she was called upon for expedition work.Terra Nova was ideally suited to the polar regions...
, a sealing and then exploration ship, used in the Terra Nova Expedition - Terra Nova FPSOTerra Nova FPSOTerra Nova is a Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel located in the Terra Nova oil and gas field, approximately east-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada in the North Atlantic Ocean...
, a Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel located in the Terra Nova oil and gas field
Film and Theatre
- Terra Nova (film)Terra Nova (film)Terra Nova is a 1932 Dutch documentary film directed by Gerard Rutten.-Cast:*Janne Donk ... Old boatsmans wife*Adolphe Engers ... Old boatsman*Piet Rienks ... Servant...
, a 1932 Dutch documentary film - Terra Nova, a play by Ted TallyTed TallyTed Tally is an American playwright and screenwriter.-Screenwriter:Born William Theodore Tally in North Carolina, Tally was educated at Yale College and the Yale School of Drama, and has also taught at each of them...
- "Terra Nova" (Enterprise episode), first season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
Games
- Terra Nova (blog)Terra Nova (blog)Terra Nova is a collaborative blog for academics and professionals in game studies. It focuses primarily on the study of virtual worlds.Started in 2003 by Edward Castronova, Julian Dibbell, Dan Hunter, and Greg Lastowka, Terra Nova initially focused heavily on research and questions surrounding...
, a collaborative blog covering academic research in gaming - Terra Nova (board game)Terra Nova (board game)Terra Nova is an abstract strategy board game, where players control settlers dividing up a newly found plot of land. It was published by Winning Moves Games USA in 2006 as the third game in its Immortal Eyes line.- Gameplay :...
, a strategy board game - Terra Nova: Strike Force CentauriTerra Nova: Strike Force CentauriTerra Nova: Strike Force Centauri is a 1996 tactical first-person shooter video game developed and published by Looking Glass Technologies. Set in a science fictional depiction of the 24th century, the game follows a faction of humans who colonize the Alpha Centauri star system to escape from a...
, a computer game - November "Nova" Terra, a character in the StarCraft universe
Music
- "Terra Nova", a song written by James Taylor and Carly Simon, on James Taylor's album JTJT (album)JT is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighth album, and his first album for Columbia Records. Released in 1977, it contains hit singles in "Handy Man" and "Your Smiling Face" and was Taylor's highest charting album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon.This album also contains several Taylor...
- Terra Nova, a British folk record label
Fictional locations
- Terra Nova, the second extra-solar planet to be colonized in the Mass EffectMass EffectMass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
game series, and the focus of the 'Bring Down the Sky' downloaded content. - Terra Nova, an Earth-colonized planet and the setting of the Heavy GearHeavy GearHeavy Gear is a game universe published since 1994 by Canadian publisher Dream Pod 9. It includes a tabletop tactical wargame, a role-playing game and a lesser known combat card game...
series of games - Terra Nova (Star Trek planet), one of the first Earth-colonized planets in the fictional Star Trek universe
- Terra Nova, a fictional colony of humans set 85 million years in the past in the TV series Terra NovaTerra Nova (TV series)Terra Nova is an American science fiction drama television series that airs on Fox on Monday nights. It premiered September 26, 2011 with a one-and-a-half-hour episode...
Miscellaneous
- Terra Nova (newspaper)Terra Nova (newspaper)Terra Nova is a weekly newspaper that covers top stories from the island of São Vicente in the island country of Cape Verde. Terra Nova is headquartered in Mindelo, the nation's second largest city and is one of the most circulated newspapers and dailies in Cape Verde as well as the island of São...
, a weekly newspaper that covers top stories from the island of São Vicente in the Cape Verde islands - Terra Nova EquipmentTerra Nova EquipmentTerra Nova Equipment Ltd based in Alfreton, Derbyshire was founded in the early 1980s. They make high quality expedition tents which have been used by explorers for expeditions worldwide including to the poles...
, a British outdoor equipment company based in Derbyshire