Ness or NESS may refer to:
Places
Australia
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Ness, Wapengo
Ness is a heritage-listed natural coastal reserve at Reserve Road, Wapengo, Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
History
Archaeological evidence and oral ...
, a heritage-listed natural coastal area in New South Wales
United Kingdom
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Ness, Cheshire
Ness is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the part that remains in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated near to the town of Neston, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It constitutes part of the Burton ...
, England, a village
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Ness, Lewis
Ness ( gd, Nis) is the northernmost part of the Isle of Lewis, a community consisting of about 16 villages, including Lionel, Habost, Swainbost, Cross, North and South Dell, Cross Skigersta, Skigersta, Eorodale, Adabroc, Port of Ness, Knockai ...
, the most northerly area on Lewis, Scotland, UK
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Cuspate foreland, known in England as "ness", a coastal landform
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Loch Ness
Loch Ness (; gd, Loch Nis ) is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for clai ...
, a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands, noted for the Loch Ness Monster
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Ness Botanic Gardens, owned by the University of Liverpool and located on the Wirral Peninsula, England
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Ness Islands, in the River Ness, in Scotland
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Ness Point
Ness Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is the most easterly point of England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It is located in Lowestoft in the East Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk. The site is located to the ...
, most easterly point of the UK, located in Lowestoft, England
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Ness Waterfall
Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls. Scotland has over 150 waterfalls, most are situated in the H ...
, Scotland
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River Ness
The River Ness (Scottish Gaelic: ''Abhainn Nis'') is a river in Highland, Scotland, UK. It flows from Loch Dochfour, at the northern end of Loch Ness, north-east to the mouth of the Beauly Firth at Inverness, a distance of about , with a fal ...
, a river which links Loch Ness to the North Sea at Inverness, Scotland, UK
United States
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Ness City, Kansas
Ness City is a city in and the county seat of Ness County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,329. Ness City is famous for its four-story Old Ness County Bank Building located downtown, and nicknam ...
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Ness County, Kansas
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Ness Township, Minnesota
Ness Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 census.
Saint Louis County Road 29 (CR 29) passes through the northwest corner of Ness Township. County Road 5 (CR 5) runs north–s ...
Elsewhere
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Mount Ness, Palmer Land, Antarctica
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Ness Lake, British Columbia, Canada
People
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Ness (given name)
Ness is a unisex given name, which means "''from the headland''".
People
* Ness Edwards (1897–1968), Welsh Labour Party politician
* Ness Flowers, Welsh rugby player in the 1970s and '80s
* Ness Murby (born 1985), Canadian athlete
* Ness Wadi ...
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Ness (surname) The surname Ness may refer to:
Politics
* Don Ness (born 1974), American politician from Duluth, Minnesota
* James Van Ness (1808–1872), seventh mayor of San Francisco, USA from 1855 to 1856
* Steinar Ness (born 1959), Norwegian politician fo ...
* Ness, nickname of
Alma Moreno
Venesa Moreno Lacsamana (born; May 25, 1959), professionally known as Alma Moreno, is a Filipina actress and politician.
Early life
Moreno was born in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur to her parents Frank Lacsamana, from Pampanga, and Jean Moreno.
Acti ...
(born 1959), Filipina actress and politician
* Ness, a name sometimes used by French rapper
Nessbeal
Nabil Sahli (born 16 August 1978), better known by his stage name Nessbeal, is a French rapper. Nessbeal started earlier as NessBeal under which he released his debut studio album '' La mélodie des briques''. At times he has also used NE2S or ...
(born 1978)
Fictional entities
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Ness (EarthBound)
is a fictional character in the ''Mother'' role-playing video games published by Nintendo, created by Japanese video game designer Shigesato Itoi. His first appearance was in the 1994 Super NES game ''EarthBound'' (known as ''Mother 2'' in J ...
, from ''EarthBound'' in the ''Mother'' video game series
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Ness (Irish mythology)
Ness ( ga, Neasa, Nessa, sga, Neas, Ness), also called Nessa, is a princess of the Ulaid and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her father is Eochaid Sálbuide, king of the Ulaid.
According to one version o ...
, a princess
* NESS, one of two warring factions in the anime series ''
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko
is a Japanese anime series based on a novel by Takashi Shōji. It consists of two 3-episode OVA sets and a 26-episode television series animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. The series was released in the United States ...
''
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Lapras
is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's ''Pokémon'' franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Lapras first appeared in the video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spino ...
, a
Pokémon
(an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise.
In terms of ...
whose prototype name was Ness
Organizations and enterprises
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Ness Foundation
The Ness Foundation, established by Dr (later Professor) Iain Glen, a consultant psychiatrist, is a research charity based near Inverness, Scotland. It was founded in the 1980s and previously known as The Highland Psychiatric Research Foundation ...
, a medical research charity near Inverness, Scotland
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Ness Digital Engineering
Ness Digital Engineering ( he, נס טכנולוגיות) Ness Digital Engineering is an American multinational technology corporation providing digital transformation services for media & entertainment, education, financial services, manufacturi ...
, an Israel-based provider of IT services
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New England Skeptical Society
The New England Skeptical Society (NESS) is an American organization dedicated to promoting science and reason. It was founded in January 1996 as the Connecticut Skeptical Society, by Steven Novella, Perry DeAngelis and Bob Novella. The group lat ...
(NESS)
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National Emergency Stockpile System
The National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS) is a federal Government of Canada response to the needs of the health care system in case of an emergency. It is a responsibility of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
Synopsis
The NESS is:
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, a Canadian reserve system
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Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School
Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School (NESS) is a public K-12 school in Gitlaxt'aamiks, British Columbia, Canada. NESS is operated by School District 92 Nisga'a. It is the elementary school for Gitlaxt'aamiks as well as the designated secondary s ...
(NESS), Gitlakdamix, British Columbia, Canada
Ships
* , two Royal Navy ships
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Ness-class combat stores ship
The Ness-class combat stores ship were a class of three Combat stores ships built by Swan Hunter for the Royal Navy's Fleet Auxiliary in the mid-1960s. They were purchased by the United States Navy in the mid-1980s and renamed Sirius-class. ...
, a Royal Navy class of three ships
Other uses
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Ness Award The Ness Award is an annual award of the Royal Geographical Society to travellers, particularly those who have successfully popularised Geography and the wider understanding of our world and its environments. It was established in 1953 and named aft ...
, an annual award of the Royal Geographical Society beginning in 1970
* Near Earth Space Surveillance (NESS), a mission of the
Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite
The Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat) is a Canadian microsatellite using a 15-cm aperture f/5.88 Maksutov telescope (similar to that on the MOST spacecraft), with 3-axis stabilisation giving a pointing stability of ~2 arcsecon ...
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NESS Energy Project
The NESS Energy Project is an incinerator currently in full operation in Aberdeen, UK. It is situated in East Tullos Industrial Estate on a site formerly used for gas storage.
History
In February 2022, construction workers staged a walkout in a ...
, an incinerator in Aberdeen, Scotland
See also
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Nes (disambiguation)
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Van Ness (disambiguation)
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