Pacifica may refer to:
Art
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''Pacifica'' (statue), a 1938 statue by Ralph Stackpole for the Golden Gate International Exposition
Places
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Pacifica, California
Pacifica ( es, Pacífica, meaning "Peaceful") is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay.
Overview
The City of Pacifica is spread along a stretch of coastal beaches and h ...
, a city in the United States
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Pacifica Pier, a fishing pier
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Pacifica, a conceivable union of Guam, the Northern Marianas, and a number of the former Trust Territories of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean
Media
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Pacifica Radio, a non-commercial radio network in the United States, founded on the principles of pacifism
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Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation
''Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation'', 438 U.S. 726 (1978), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that defined the power of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over indecent material as applied to broadca ...
'', a landmark court case for the regulation of indecency in U.S. broadcasting
* ''Pacifica'', a newsletter published by the
Association of Pacific Coast Geographers
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''Pacifica'' (journal), theological journal
Music
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''Pacifica'' (Fred Frith album), 1998
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''Pacifica'' (The Presets album)
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Yamaha Pacifica, a model of electric guitar
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Pacifica Quartet
The Pacifica Quartet is a professional string quartet based in Bloomington, Indiana. Its members are: Simin Ganatra, first violin; Austin Hartman, second violin; Mark Holloway, viola; and Brandon Vamos, cello. Formed in 1994 by Ganatra and Vamos wi ...
, an American string quartet
Fictional
* Pacifica, a planet in
"Manhunt" ''(Star Trek: The Next Generation)''
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Pacifica Casull, a character in the ''Scrapped Princess'' anime
* Pacifica, a state in the
Crimson Skies universe
* Pacifica, a state in the video game ''
Shattered Union
''Shattered Union'' is a turn-based tactics video game developed by PopTop Software and published by 2K Games in October 2005.
Plot
In 2008, David Jefferson Adams becomes the 44th President of the United States following a disputed election a ...
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* Pacifica, a bonus world in the Game Boy Advance version of ''
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
* Pacifica, a nation that rivals the eastern alliance in the video game ''
Fracture
Fracture is the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress. The fracture of a solid usually occurs due to the development of certain displacement discontinuity surfaces within the solid. If a displ ...
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* Pacifica, an underwater city in the TV series ''
Stingray''
* Pacifica, an
airline in Flight Simulator X
* Pacifica, an underwater city in the 1971 TV movie ''
City Beneath the Sea''
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Pacifica Northwest, a character from the 2012 Disney Channel original TV series ''Gravity Falls''
Other uses
* Chrysler Pacifica, a
crossover sport utility vehicle
A crossover, crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a type of automobile with an increased ride height that is built on unibody chassis construction shared with passenger cars, as opposed to traditional sport utility vehicles (S ...
and a
minivan model
* ''
Gavia pacifica'', a species of loon
* Pacifica, a division of French insurance company
Crédit Agricole
* Pacifica, the codename for computer x86 virtualization technology from AMD, currently known as
AMD-V
x86 virtualization is the use of hardware-assisted virtualization capabilities on an x86/x86-64 CPU.
In the late 1990s x86 virtualization was achieved by complex software techniques, necessary to compensate for the processor's lack of hardware-as ...
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Pacifica Graduate Institute, an educational institution offering degrees in psychology, mythological studies, and the humanities
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Pacifica Forum, a controversial discussion group based in Eugene, Oregon
See also
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Pasifika (disambiguation)
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Pacifika, a Canadian world music group
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Pacifica High School (disambiguation)
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