Carina may refer to:

Places

Australia

* Carina, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane * Carina Heights, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane * Carina, Victoria, a locality in Mildura

Serbia

* Carina, Osečina, a village in the Kolubara District

People

* Carina (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Carina, a pet form of the given name Cara * Carina, a Latinization of Cairenn, said to be the mother of

Niall of the Nine Hostages Niall Noígíallach (; Old Irish "having nine hostages"), or Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a legendary, semi-historical Irish king who was the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated Ireland from the 6th to the 10th centuries. ...

Anatomy

* Keel (bird anatomy), or carina, an extension of the sternum in some birds *

Carina of trachea The carina of trachea (also: "tracheal carina") is a ridge of cartilage at the base of the trachea separating the openings of the left and right main bronchi. Structure The carina is a cartilaginous ridge separating the left and right main br ...

, the point at which the trachea branches to form the two mainstem bronchi * Carinae, in dinosaur anatomy, enameled ridges on the cutting edges of the teeth

Astronomy

* Carina (Chinese astronomy) *

Carina (constellation) Carina ( ) is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was the southern foundation of the larger constellation of Argo Navis (the ship ''Argo'') until it was divided into three pieces, the other two be ...

, a constellation * Carina Dwarf, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way * Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)

Arts, entertainment, and media

* "Carina" (Corrado Lojacono song), a 1958 song covered by Sophia Loren, Dean Martin and Cliff Richard * "Carina" (Larz-Kristerz song), a 2008 song by Swedish band Larz-Kristerz * Carina Press, the digital-only publishing house from Harlequin Enterprises * Carina (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Storms

* Cyclone Carina, in the 2005–2006 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season * Severe Tropical Storm Talim (2012), in the 2012 Pacific typhoon season, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Carina * Typhoon Nida (2016), a 2016 Pacific typhoon known as Severe Tropical Storm Carina in the Philippines * Typhoon Gaemi, a 2024 Pacific typhoon that became a Category 4-equivalent typhoon, known as Super Typhoon Carina in the Philippines

Other uses

* Carina, a Latin word for the

keel The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element of a watercraft, important for stability. On some sailboats, it may have a fluid dynamics, hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose as well. The keel laying, laying of the keel is often ...

of a ship or for its entire hull *

Carina Rugby League Football Club The Carina Rugby League Football Club, commonly known as the Carina Tigers, was formed at the St Pauls Convent in 1958. Carina Tigers competes in the Brisbane Rugby League and the Brisbane Second Division Rugby League with the club playing ou ...

* Toyota Carina, an automobile * USS ''Carina'' (AK-74), a 1942 United States Navy cargo ship used in World War II * Sailing yacht Carina, which disappeared off the Dublin coast in 1944 * Sailing yacht Carina II, which won the 1955 and 1957 Fastnet Races skippered by USA sailor Richard Nye