Halifax
Overview
- Halifax RangeHalifax RangeThe Halifax Range is a small mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to Johnstone Strait, between Amor de Cosmos Creek and Pye Creek. It consists of hills and has an area of 51 km2 and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular...
, a mountain range
Nova Scotia
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Halifax County, Nova ScotiaHalifax County, Nova ScotiaHalifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein...
, one of the province's 18 counties- Halifax Regional Municipality, a regional municipality in Halifax County
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Mainland HalifaxMainland HalifaxMainland Halifax is a region in central Nova Scotia, Canada that refers to the central-eastern part of the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality...
- Metropolitan HalifaxMetropolitan HalifaxMetropolitan Halifax , often referred to as Metro Halifax, or Halifax, is the urban part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, a regional municipality that covers a large area of Nova Scotia, including rural areas...
- Halifax PeninsulaHalifax PeninsulaThe Halifax Peninsula is a community and planning area located in the urban core of Halifax Regional Municipality in the province of Nova Scotia. Halifax Peninsula is home to Downtown Halifax, the financial and economic heart of the region, which was also the site of the original settlement and...
- City of HalifaxCity of HalifaxHalifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
- Halifax (electoral district)Halifax (electoral district)Halifax is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867.Since October 14, 2008, its Member of the Parliament has been Megan Leslie of the New Democratic Party....
- City of Halifax
- Halifax WestHalifax WestHalifax West is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2006 was 88,756.-Demographics:From the 2006 census Ethnic groups:*White: 90.8%...
(electoral district)
- Halifax Regional Municipality, a regional municipality in Halifax County
Prince Edward Island
- Halifax Parish, Prince Edward IslandHalifax Parish, Prince Edward IslandHalifax Parish is a parish in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.It contains the following townships:* Lot 8* Lot 9* Lot 10* Lot 11* Lot 12...
- Halifax, West YorkshireHalifax, West YorkshireHalifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
, England (original source of the word "Halifax")- Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)Halifax is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
- Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)
- Halifax, MassachusettsHalifax, MassachusettsHalifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,500 at the 2000 census.- History :Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing with lumbering and agriculture...
, in Plymouth County- Halifax (MBTA station)Halifax (MBTA station)Halifax is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Plymouth/Kingston Line. It is the station where the line splits for either Plymouth or Kingston, and is the penultimate station of the entire line....
- Halifax (MBTA station)
- Halifax County, North CarolinaHalifax County, North Carolina-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:-Demographics:[[Image:HalifaxCountyCotton.wmg.jpg|left|thumb|A cotton field blooms in Halifax County....
(named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)- Halifax, North CarolinaHalifax, North CarolinaHalifax is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 344 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County...
- Halifax, North Carolina
- Halifax Township, PennsylvaniaHalifax Township, PennsylvaniaHalifax Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,329 at the 2000 census.-History:The Clemson Island Prehistoric District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981...
, in Dauphin County- Halifax, PennsylvaniaHalifax, PennsylvaniaHalifax is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Halifax was incorporated as a borough on May 29, 1785. The borough is situated at the confluence of Armstrong Creek and Susquehanna River. The population was 875 at the 2000 census...
- Halifax, Pennsylvania
- Halifax, VermontHalifax, VermontHalifax is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States. The town was named for the Earl of Halifax. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 782.-Geography:...
, in Windham County - Halifax County, Virginia (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
- Halifax, VirginiaHalifax, VirginiaHalifax is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, along the Banister River. The population was 1,389 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County.-Geography:Halifax is located at ....
- Halifax, Virginia
- Halifax RiverHalifax RiverThe Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, during the British occupation of Florida .-Geography:The...
, in Florida (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
- Halifax (United Kingdom bank), part of the Lloyds Banking Group
- Halifax (Irish bank), part of the Lloyds Banking Group
- Halifax f.p.Halifax f.p.Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims...
, an Australian television drama series - Halifax (band)Halifax (band)Halifax is a four-piece rock band from Thousand Oaks, California. They formed in 2003 and currently are signed with Rocket Science Records. On their Myspace page the band announced that they will not be going with Drive-Thru Records on their 2009 release but are shipping the album off to other labels...
, an American rock band - The Halifax IIIThe Halifax IIIThe Halifax Three , originally The Colonials, was a folk music band in Canada in the 1960s. the members of the trio were Denny Doherty, Pat LaCroix and Richard Byrne...
, a 1960s Canadian folk music band
- Halifax Regiment (Duke of Wellington's)Duke of Wellington's RegimentThe Duke of Wellington's Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division.In 1702 Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and around the city of Gloucester. As was the custom in those days...
- Handley Page HalifaxHandley Page HalifaxThe Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, performing a variety of duties in addition to bombing...
, a British bomber plane during World War II - Halifax-class frigateHalifax class frigateThe Halifax-class frigate is a class of multi-role patrol frigates that have served the Royal Canadian Navy since 1992...
, of the Canadian Navy
}, the name of two Canadian naval vessels
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- HMCS Halifax (FFH 330)HMCS Halifax (FFH 330)HMCS Halifax is a that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1992.Halifax is the lead ship in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second vessel to carry the designation...
, the lead ship of the Halifax class - HMCS Halifax (K237)HMCS Halifax (K237)HMCS Halifax was a Royal Canadian Navy which took part in convoy escort duties during World War II.She was laid down at Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood on 26 April 1941 and launched on 4 October of that year. She was commissioned into the RCN 6 weeks later on 26 November.On 19 May 1942,...
, a World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Flower class corvetteFlower class corvetteThe Flower-class corvette was a class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic...
for convoy escort duties, the name of several Royal Navy ships - HMS Halifax (1756), a 22-gun sloopSloopA sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
launched in 1756 and captured by the French in the same year at Oswego - HMS Halifax (1768)HMS Halifax (1768)HMS Halifax was a schooner built for merchant service at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1765 and purchased in 1768 by the British Royal Navy for coastal patrol in North America in the years just prior to the American Revolution...
, a 10-gun schoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
originally built for merchant service at Halifax, Nova ScotiaCity of HalifaxHalifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
in 1765.
- HMCS Halifax (FFH 330)
