Pacifica
Encyclopedia
Art
- Pacifica (statue)Pacifica (statue)Pacifica was a statue created by Ralph Stackpole for the 1939–1940 Golden Gate International Exposition held on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay. Stackpole's largest sculpture, it towered over the entrance to the Cavalcade of the Golden West in the Court of Pacifica. The Court of Pacifica...
, an eight-story feminine figure built in 1938 by Ralph Stackpole for the Golden Gate International Exposition
Places
- Pacifica, CaliforniaPacifica, CaliforniaPacifica is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay.-Overview:The City of Pacifica is spread along a six mile stretch of the north central California coastal beach and hills, nestled in several small valleys spanning between...
, a city in the United States- Pacifica PierPacifica PierPacifica Pier is a fishing pier in Pacifica, in western San Mateo County, California. The L shaped pier spans out into the Pacific Ocean for a quarter mile from the City of Pacifica. Its official name is the Rev. Herschell Harkins Memorial Pacifica Pier....
, a fishing pier
- Pacifica Pier
- Pacifica High School (Oxnard, California)Pacifica High School (Oxnard, California)Pacifica High School, referred to as Pacifica or PHS, is a public four-year high school serving grades 9-12 in Oxnard, California. It opened in 2001.-History:...
Media
- Pacifica RadioPacifica RadioPacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States. It is a group of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that is known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. It is also a program service supplying over 100 affiliated...
, a non-commercial radio network in the United States, founded on the principles of pacifism - Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica FoundationFederal Communications Commission v. Pacifica FoundationFederal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 U.S. 726 is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision that defined the power of the Federal Communications Commission over indecent material as applied to broadcasting...
, a landmark court case for the regulation of indecency in U.S. broadcasting - Pacifica, a newsletter published by the Association of Pacific Coast GeographersAssociation of Pacific Coast GeographersThe Association of Pacific Coast Geographers promotes scholarly research in geography and disseminates geographic information in the Pacific Coast region of North America.-History:...
- Pacifica (journal)Pacifica (journal)Pacifica is a peer-reviewed academic journal of theology published by the Melbourne College of Divinity....
, theological journal
Music
- Pacifica (album)Pacifica (album)Pacifica is a studio album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It was composed by Frith in 1994 as "a meditation for 21 musicians with texts by Pablo Neruda" , and was performed, under the direction of Frith, by the Bolognese Eva Kant ensemble in 1995 in Modena, Italy...
, by Fred Frith - Yamaha PacificaYamaha PacificaYamaha Pacifica is the name of a series of electric guitars manufactured by Yamaha. The line was originally designed in Yamaha's California custom-shop by Rich Lasner, working with guitar builder Leo Knapp...
, a model of electric guitar - Pacifica QuartetPacifica QuartetThe Pacifica Quartet is an internationally recognized string quartet based in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, where they are faculty members at the University of Illinois. Its members are: Simin Ganatra, first violin; Sibbi Bernhardsson, second violin; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; and Brandon Vamos,...
, an American string quartet
Fictional
- Pacifica (Star Trek), a fictional planet
- Pacifica CasullPacifica Casullis the main protagonist of the light novel and anime series Scrapped Princess. She is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa, and by Kari Wahlgren in the Bandai English dub.-Background:...
, a character in the Scrapped Princess anime - Pacifica, a fictional state in the Crimson SkiesCrimson SkiesCrimson Skies is a media franchise and fictional universe created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy. The series' intellectual property is currently owned by Microsoft Game Studios , although Weisman's new company, Smith & Tinker Inc., has announced that it has licensed the electronic entertainment...
universe - Pacifica, a fictional state in the video game Shattered UnionShattered UnionShattered Union is a turn-based tactics video game developed by PopTop Software and published by 2K Games in 2005.-Story:In an alternate timeline of 2009, following George W...
- Pacifica, a bonus world in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! is a platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo and was the third and final installment in the Donkey Kong Country trilogy until Nintendo announced Retro Studios would be developing the next installment, Donkey Kong Country Returns...
- Pacifica, a fictional nation that rivals the eastern alliance in the video game FractureFracture (video game)Fracture is a third-person shooter video game developed by Day 1 Studios for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released on October 7, 2008 in North America and on October 10, 2008 in Europe.-Story:...
- Pacifica, a fictional underwater city in the TV series StingrayStingray (TV series)Stingray is a children's marionette television show, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment from 1964–65. Its 39 half-hour episodes were originally screened on ITV in the UK and in syndication in the USA. The scriptwriters included Gerry and...
- Pacifica, a fictional airline in Flight Simulator X
Other uses
- Chrysler PacificaChrysler PacificaThe Chrysler Pacifica is a mid-size crossover wagon produced by Chrysler from 2003 to 2007, for the model years 2004 to 2008.The Pacifica was the first jointly engineered product of the 1998 Chrysler-DaimlerBenz "merger of equals."...
, a crossover sport utility vehicle - Gavia pacifica, a species of loon
- Pacifica, a division of French insurance company Crédit AgricoleCrédit AgricoleCrédit Agricole S.A. is the largest retail banking group in France, second largest in Europe and the eighth largest in the world by Tier 1 capital according to The Banker magazine. It is also part of the CAC 40 stock market index....
- Pacifica, the codename for computer x86 virtualization technology from AMD, currently known as AMD-V
- Pacifica Graduate InstitutePacifica Graduate InstitutePacifica Graduate Institute is an accredited, for-profit American graduate school with two campuses near Santa Barbara, California. The institute offers master's and doctoral degrees in the fields of psychology, mythological studies, and the humanities....
, an educational institution offering degrees in psychology, mythological studies, and the humanities - Pacifica Engineering, Inc., a Seattle based engineering company
- Pacifica Marine, a Seattle based transport vehicles manufacturer and refurbisher