Halifax

Halifax commonly refers to:

*Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
*Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
*Halifax (bank), a British bank

Halifax may also refer to:

Places

Australia

*Halifax, Queensland, a coastal town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook
*Halifax Bay, a bay south of the town of Halifax

Canada

Nova Scotia

*Halifax, Nova Scotia, the capital city of the province
**Downtown Halifax
**Halifax Peninsula, part of the core of the municipality
**Mainland Halifax, a region of the municipality
*Halifax (electoral district), a federal electoral district
*Halifax (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district
**Halifax County, Nova Scotia, the county dissolved into the regional municipality in 1996
*Halifax Harbour, a saltwater harbour
*Halifax West, a federal electoral district since 1979

Prince Edward Island

*Halifax Parish, Prince Edward Island

British Columbia

*Halifax Range, a mountain range

United Kingdom

*Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
**Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)

United States

*Halifax, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Allen County
*Halifax, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County
**Halifax (MBTA station)
*Halifax, Missouri
*Halifax, North Carolina
**Halifax County, North Carolina
*Halifax, Pennsylvania, a borough in Dauphin County
**Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
*Halifax, Vermont, in Windham County
*Halifax, Virginia
**Halifax County, Virginia (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
*Halifax area, in Florida
*Halifax River, in Florida (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)

People

*Halifax (name), including a list of people and characters with the name
*Earl of Halifax

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

*Halifax (band), an American rock band
*"Halifax", a song by Pete Yorn from ''ArrangingTime''

Brands and enterprises

*Halifax (bank), part of the Lloyds Banking Group
*Halifax (Ireland), part of the Lloyds Banking Group

Military

*, the name of two Canadian naval vessels
**HMCS Halifax (FFH 330), HMCS ''Halifax'' (FFH 330), the lead ship of the ''Halifax'' class
***Halifax-class frigate, ''Halifax''-class frigate, of the Canadian Navy
**HMCS Halifax (K237), HMCS ''Halifax'' (K237), a World War II Flower-class corvette for convoy escort duties
*, the name of several Royal Navy ships
**HMS Halifax (1756), a 22-gun sloop launched in 1756 and captured by the French in the same year at Oswego
**HMS Halifax (1768), HMS ''Halifax'' (1768), a 10-gun schooner originally built for merchant service at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1765
**HMS Halifax (1775), a schooner purchased in 1775 and sold 1780
**HMS Halifax (1780), an 18-gun sloop, originally USS ''Ranger'', renamed after the ship was captured from the United States Navy on 11 May 1780, and sold in 1781,
**HMS Halifax (1782), a 10-gun schooner purchased in 1782 and sold in 1784
**HMS Halifax (1800), a 10-gun brig, the captured French ''Marie'', renamed from in 1800 and sold in 1802.
**HMS Halifax (1806), HMS ''Halifax'' (1806), an 18-gun sloop launched in 1806 at Halifax, Nova Scotia and broken up in 1814
*Handley Page Halifax, a British 4-engine heavy bomber of World War II

Sports

England

*F.C. Halifax Town, a professional football club
**Halifax Town A.F.C., a former professional football club
*Halifax Panthers, a professional rugby league club

Canada

*Halifax Thunderbirds, a professional box lacrosse team
*Halifax Hurricanes, a professional basketball team
*Halifax Mooseheads, a junior ice hockey team
*HFX Wanderers FC, Halifax Wanderers FC, a professional soccer team

Other uses

*Halifax College, a college of the University of York, England
*Halifax station (disambiguation), stations of the name

See also

*Halifax Explosion, a 1917 explosion that leveled a large portion of Halifax, Nova Scotia
*Halifax Gibbet, an early guillotine used in Halifax, West Yorkshire

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