Transcontinental may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* "Transcontinental", a song by the band
Pedro the Lion
Pedro the Lion is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, United States. David Bazan formed the band in 1995 and represented its main creative force, backed by a varying rotation of collaborating musicians. In 2006 Pedro the Lion ...
from the album ''Achilles Heel''
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TC Transcontinental, a publishing, media and marketing company based in Canada, a subsidiary of Transcontinental Inc
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The Transcontinental
''The Transcontinental'' is a weekly newspaper published in Port Augusta, South Australia which dates from October 1914. It was later sold to Rural Press, previously owned by Fairfax Media, but now an Australian media company trading as Australi ...
'', a South Australian weekly newspaper published in Port Augusta
Transport
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First transcontinental railroad, United States, 1869
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Ford Transcontinental, a truck manufactured by Ford of Britain
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National Transcontinental Railway, an historic Canadian railway company
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Transcontinental airspeed record
A transcontinental flight is a non-stop passenger flight from one side of a continent to the other. The term usually refers to flights across the United States, between the East and West Coasts.
History
The first transcontinental multi-stop fl ...
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Transcontinental Express
As a publicity stunt, the express train called the ''Transcontinental Express'' arrived in San Francisco, California, via the First transcontinental railroad on 4 June 1876, only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City
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'', a train that arrived in San Francisco in 1876 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City
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Transcontinental flight, a flight across a continent, such as from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific across the U.S.
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Transcontinental railroad, a railway that crosses a continent, typically from coast to coast
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Transcontinental walk, crossing a continent on foot
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Transcontinental SA, an Argentine airline; see
Invicta International Airlines
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Trans-Australian Railway
The Trans-Australian Railway, opened in 1917, runs from Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, crossing the Nullarbor Plain in the process. As the only rail freight corridor between Western Australia and the east ...
, a railway linking eastern and western Australia
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Trans Continental Airlines, original name of Express.Net Airlines
Other uses
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Transcontinental country, a country that straddles more than one continent
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List of transcontinental countries
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List of former transcontinental countries
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Transcontinental Hotel, a heritage-listed hotel in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Transcontinental Pipeline
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from the Gulf coast of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania to ...
, a US gas pipeline
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Transcontinental Race, an annual, self-supported, ultra-distance cycling race across Europe
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Transcontinental Traverse
The Transcontinental Traverse (TCT) was a geodetic survey traverse conducted in the Continental United States by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey between 1961 and 1976. It was the most accurate large-area survey ever done prior to Global Positi ...
, a geodetic survey traverse conducted in the Continental United States
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Transcontinental Treaty or Adams–Onís Treaty, a US—Spain agreement that settled a border dispute
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First transcontinental telegraph, first telegraph line to connect eastern and western United States
See also
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Continental (disambiguation)
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Intercontinental (disambiguation)
Intercontinental is an adjective to describe something which relates to more than one continent.
Intercontinental may also refer to:
* Intercontinental ballistic missile, a long-range guided ballistic missile
* InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG ...
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Pluricontinentalism
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