Taku
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Taku can refer to:
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In places
- Taku, SagaTaku, Sagais a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.The city was founded on May 1, 1954 through the merger of several towns and villages.-Elementary Schools:*Hokubu Elementary School*Midori-ga-Oka Elementary School*Tobu Elementary School...
, a city located in Saga prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan - Taku, India, a town in India
- Taku GlacierTaku GlacierTaku Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in Taku Inlet in the U.S. state of Alaska, just southeast of the city of Juneau. Recognized as the deepest and thickest glacier known in the world, the Taku Glacier is measured at ....
, in Alaska near Juneau - Taku RiverTaku RiverThe Taku River is a river running from British Columbia, Canada, to the northwestern coast of North America, at Juneau, Alaska. Its mouth coincides with the Alaska-British Columbia border...
, in Alaska and British Columbia - Taku Arm of Tagish Lake in British Columbia
- Taku, British ColumbiaTaku, British ColumbiaTaku, also known as Taku Landing, is a locality on Graham Inlet of the Taku Arm of Tagish Lake in the Atlin District of far northwestern British Columbia, Canada...
, a locality on Tagish Lake - Taku FortsTaku FortsThe Dagu Forts , also called the Peiho Forts are forts located by the Hai River estuary, in Tanggu District, Tianjin municipality, in northeastern China. They are located 60 km southeast of the Tianjin urban center.-History:The first fort was built during the reign of the Ming Jiajing...
, forts on the south bank of the Hai He, in Tanggu District, Tianjin municipality, in northeastern China - Fort Taku, also known as Fort DurhamFort DurhamFort Durham, also known as Fort Taku, Taku, Taco, and Tacouw and in legal terms as AHRS Site JUN 036 is an archaeological site near Taku Harbor, Alaska, within the limits of Juneau City and Borough...
and as Taku, a former fort of the Hudson's Bay Company near the mouth of the Taku River
In people
- The Taku peopleTaku peopleThe Taku are an Alaskan Native people, a ḵwáan or geographic subdivision of the Tlingit, known in their own language as the Tʼaaḵu Ḵwáan or "Geese Flood Upriver Tribe"...
, an Alaska Native group, who are a kwaan or tribe of the Tlingit - Taku SugimotoTaku SugimotoTaku Sugimoto is a Japanese guitarist.He initially gained attention in the late 1990s for his restrained, melodic playing, unusual in the world of free improvisation. Critic Bruce Russell describes this era of Sugimoto's music by writing: "Sugimoto is perhaps the pre-eminent stylist on the guitar .....
, a Japanese guitarist - Taku TakahashiTaku Takahashiis a Japanese DJ and record producer, who debuted in 1998 as a member of the group M-Flo. The group rose to prominence in the early 2000s, with hit singles such as "How You Like Me Now?" and "Come Again." Takahashi was also a member of Avex's 20th anniversary dance music project Ravex, and has...
, one half of the hip-hop duo M-FloM-flois a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal.Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the... - Taku, a nickname for Takuma SatoTakuma Satois a Japanese automobile racing driver and the most successful Japanese Formula One driver in history. He is currently racing for KV Racing Technology in IndyCar Series under the Lotus banner.-Junior Years:...
In other uses
- Taku (whale), an Orca (killer whale) that once lived at SeaWorld
- The fijian name for the Hawksbill turtleHawksbill turtleThe hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in its genus. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Pacific subspecies. E. imbricata imbricata is the Atlantic subspecies, while E...
- HMS Taku (N38)HMS Taku (N38)HMS Taku was a British T class submarine built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. She was laid down on 18 November 1937 and was commissioned on 3 October 1940.-Career:...
, a British T class submarine - M/V TakuM/V TakuM/V Taku is a Malaspina-class mainline vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System.Designed by Phillip F. Spaulding & Associates, constructed in 1963 by the Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Company in Seattle, Washington, the M/V Taku is named after Taku Glacier which is located just southeast of...
, a vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System - 9574 Taku9574 Taku9574 Taku is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 5, 1988 by T. Nakamura at Kiso Observatory.- External links :*...
, an asteroid