Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America

Places

North America

Natural features

* Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest * Columbia River, in Canada and the United States ** Columbia Bar, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River ** Columbia Country, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches ***Columbia Valley, a region within the Columbia Country ** Columbia Lake, a lake at the head of the Columbia River *** Columbia Wetlands, a protected area near Columbia Lake ** Columbia Slough, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon * Glacial Lake Columbia, a proglacial lake in Washington state * Columbia Icefield, in the Canadian Rockies * Columbia Island (District of Columbia), in the Potomac River * Columbia Island (New York), in Long Island Sound

Populated places

* Columbia City (disambiguation) * Columbia County (disambiguation) * District of Columbia (disambiguation), including "Columbia District" * Columbia Township (disambiguation) * Mount Columbia (disambiguation)

Canada

* British Columbia, a province of Canada * Columbia District, a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading district in the Pacific Northwest * Columbia, British Columbia, a former city in Canada * Columbia (electoral district), formerly in British Columbia, Canada, 1903–1928 * Columbia Street, New Westminster, the main downtown street of that city, in British Columbia, Canada

United States

* District of Columbia, the United States' capital district * Columbia, Alabama, a town * Columbia, Arizona, a populated place * Columbia, California, a census-designated place and former boomtown * Columbia, San Diego, California, a neighborhood * Columbia, Connecticut, a town * Columbia, Illinois, a city * Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Columbia, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Columbia, Kentucky, a city * Columbia, Louisiana, a town * Columbia, Maine, a town * Columbia, Maryland, a planned community * Columbia, Michigan, a village * Columbia, Mississippi, a city * Columbia, Missouri, a city ** Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri) * Columbia, New Hampshire, a town * Columbia, New Jersey, a census-designated place * Columbia, New York, a town * Columbia, North Carolina, a town * Columbia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Columbia, Williams County, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Columbia, Pennsylvania, a borough * Columbia, South Carolina, the capital of South Carolina ** Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina) * Columbia, South Dakota, a city * Columbia, Tennessee, a city * Columbia, Virginia, a town * Columbia (Richmond, Virginia), a historic home * Camp Columbia (Hanford), Washington state, a prison camp during and after World War II * Columbia, West Virginia * Columbia, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of Romney, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of Etna, New York, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of West Columbia, Texas, a city

Elsewhere

* Columbia, Queensland, a locality in Australia * Camp Columbia (Wacol), Queensland, Australia, during World War II * Columbia, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, a village subdivision of the town of Washington * Columbia (supercontinent), a prehistoric supercontinent * 327 Columbia, an asteroid

Arts and media

Fictional elements

* Columbia (BioShock), a city in the video game ''BioShock Infinite'' * Columbia, a character in the movie ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''

Music

* Columbia, a style of Cuban rumba#Columbia, Cuban rumba * ''Columbia: Live at Missouri University'', a 1993 live album by American power pop group Big Star * "Columbia", a song on the 1994 Oasis album ''Definitely Maybe'' * "Columbia", a song on the 2000 Paul van Dyk album ''Out There and Back'' * "Columbia", a song on the 2005 Eric Johnson album ''Bloom (Eric Johnson album), Bloom''

Publications

* ''Columbia Encyclopedia'', one-volume encyclopedia published by Columbia University Press * ''Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art'', annual literary journal published by Columbia University * ''Columbia Magazine'', an alumni magazine published by Columbia University *''Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History'', quarterly magazine published by the Washington State Historical Society *''Columbia'', a magazine published by the Knights of Columbus *''Columbia Magazine'', an online magazine published in Columbia, Kentucky

Companies

Arts and media companies

* Columbia Amusement Company, an American burlesque chain that operated from 1902 to 1927 * Columbia Artists Management * Columbia Broadcasting System, original name of American broadcast network, CBS; initially Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (1927–1928), then Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (1928–1974), now CBS Inc. (1974–present) * Columbia Comics * Columbia Games * Columbia Graphophone Company, a British record company and label from 1922 to 1973 * Columbia House, an American mail-order media company * Nippon Columbia, formerly Columbia Music Entertainment, a Japanese record company * Columbia Pictures, an American cinematic film studio founded in 1924, owned by Sony Corporation since 1989. * Columbia Records, an American record label founded in 1888, owned since 1988 by Sony Music Entertainment * Columbia University Press, affiliated with Columbia University and publisher of Columbia Encyclopedia

Transportation companies

* Columbia Aircraft, taken over by Cessna * Columbia Aircraft Corporation, originally Columbia Air Liners Inc. * Columbia Bicycles of Hartford, Connecticut ** Columbia (automobile brand) (1899–1913), originally expanded from the bicycle line * Columbia Helicopters, based in Aurora, Oregon * Columbia Motors of Detroit, Michigan (1917–1924) * Columbia Railway, a historic Washington, D.C. streetcar company * Columbia Transit (COMO Connect), a bus company serving Columbia, Missouri * Columbia Transportation, the university bus system of Columbia University

Other companies

* Columbia Brewery in Canada * Columbia Data Products * Columbia Forest Products * Columbia Gas Transmission, a gas pipeline between the U.S. Gulf Coast and New York * Columbia Industries * Columbia Insurance Group * Columbia Management Group * Columbia Mining Company, amalgamated in 2001 with Teck Resources as Teck-Cominco * Columbia Power Corporation, Canada * Columbia Sportswear, formerly the Columbia Hat Company

People

* Al Columbia (born 1970), American artist, writer and cartoonist * Columbia Lancaster (1803–1893), a delegate from the Territory of Washington

Schools

* Columbia University, New York City ** Columbia Lions, athletic teams representing the university * Columbia International University, Columbia, South Carolina * Columbia College (disambiguation) * Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford, British Columbia * Columbia Theological Seminary, formerly in Columbia, now in Decatur, Georgia * Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, New York City * Columbia High School (disambiguation) * Columbia Independent School, Columbia, Missouri * Columbia Middle School in Grovetown, Georgia * Columbia University, a former name of the University of Portland

School districts

* Columbia Elementary School District, Redding, California * Columbia School District (Mississippi) * Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri

Aircraft and spacecraft

* Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' * Command Module Columbia, Command Module ''Columbia'', the Command/Service Module for the Apollo 11 mission * Columbia XJL, a large amphibian aircraft built only as three prototypes

Ships

Naval vessels

* USS Columbia, USS ''Columbia'', any of several ships of the US Navy * Columbia-class cruiser, ''Columbia''-class cruiser, a group of two protected cruisers used by the United States Navy, 1890–91 * CSS Columbia, CSS ''Columbia'', a Confederate (and later U.S. Navy) ironclad ram during the Civil War * HMCS Columbia, HMCS ''Columbia'', any of several commissioned vessels of the Royal Canadian Navy

America's Cup yachts

*Columbia (1871 yacht), ''Columbia'' (1871 yacht) *Columbia (1899 yacht), ''Columbia'' (1899 yacht) *Columbia (1958 yacht), ''Columbia'' (1958 yacht)

Other ships

* Columbia (Arrow Lakes sternwheeler), ''Columbia'' (Arrow Lakes sternwheeler) * Columbia (barque), ''Columbia'' (barque), in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company on the Columbia River and along the Pacific Northwest Coast * Columbia (collapsed paddle steamer), ''Columbia'' (collapsed paddle steamer), a paddle steamer excursion boat which sank on the Illinois River in July 1918 * Columbia (sidewheeler 1850), ''Columbia'' (sidewheeler 1850), a steamboat in Oregon * MV Columbia, MV ''Columbia'', a large passenger and automobile ferry in the Alaska Marine Highway System fleet * SS Columbia, SS ''Columbia'', a historic excursion steamer docked in Ecorse, Michigan, United States * SS Columbia (1880), SS ''Columbia'' (1880), a coastal passenger liner which made the first commercial use of Edison's light bulb * SS Columbia (1889), SS ''Columbia'' (1889), an ocean liner, later renamed ''Rapido'', a cruiser for the Spanish Navy * United States lightship Columbia (WLV-604), United States lightship ''Columbia'' (WLV-604), the first lightship on the Pacific Coast of the United States, docked in Astoria, Oregon * ''Columbia Rediviva'', commonly known as the ''Columbia'', a maritime fur trade vessel

Other uses

* Columbia Carousel, carousels in amusement parks * Columbia sheep, an American breed * Columbia (supercomputer), named for the space shuttle * Columbia, another name for the 2-4-2 classification of steam locomotives * Sailing Ship Columbia, Sailing Ship ''Columbia'', a themed ride at Disneyland * Team Columbia, a professional cycling team sponsored by Columbia Sportswear * Columbia (Hewlett-Packard), a codename for the HP OmniGo 700LX palmtop PC