Humboldt
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Contents
- 1 '''Humboldt''' can refer to:
- 2 Named for Alexander von Humboldt
- 2.1 Places in California, U.S.
- 2.2 Places in Nevada, U.S.
- 2.3 Other places in the U.S.
- 2.4 Other places
- 2.5 Organizations
- 2.6 Natural formations
- 2.7 Animals
- 2.8 Plants
- 2.9 In space
- 3 Named for Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt
- 4 Unknown provenance
Humboldt can refer to:
- Alexander von Humboldt, a German natural scientist
- Wilhelm von Humboldt (his brother), a linguist, philosopher, and diplomat
Named for Alexander von Humboldt
Places in California, U.S.
- Humboldt Bay in California
- Humboldt County, California
- Humboldt Hill
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California
- Humboldt State University in California
Places in Nevada, U.S.
- Humboldt County, Nevada
- Humboldt, Nevada
- East Humboldt Range in Nevada
- West Humboldt Range in Nevada
- Little Humboldt River in Nevada
- Humboldt Wildlife Management Area in Nevada
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada
- Lake Humboldt in Nevada
- Humboldt River in Nevada
- Humboldt Range in Nevada
- Humboldt Salt Marsh in Nevada
- Humboldt Sink in Nevada
Other places in the U.S.
- Humboldt Peak, Colorado
- Humboldt, Illinois
- Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Humboldt, Iowa
- Humboldt County, Iowa
- Humboldt, Kansas
- Humboldt Township, in Marquette County, Michigan
- Humboldt, Minnesota
- Humboldt Township, in Clay County, Minnesota
- Humboldt, Nebraska
- Humboldt Municipal Airport (HBO) in Nebraska
- Humboldt, South Dakota
- Humboldt, Tennessee
- Humboldt, Wisconsin
Other places
- Núcleo Pioneiro de Humboldt, scientific center in the Amazon Basin
- Colégio Humboldt, German school in São Paulo, Brazil
- Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, German School in Lima, Peru
- Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, German School in Mexico-City
- Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Guevea de Humboldt, Oaxaca, Mexico
Organizations
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, a German foundation for the promotion of international research cooperation
Natural formations
- Humboldt Mountain Range in Antarctica
- Humboldt Mountains in China
- Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt in Cuba
- Humboldt Glacier in Greenland
- Teluk Humboldt in Indonesia
- Mont Humboldt in New Caledonia
- Humboldt Bay in New Guinea
- Humboldt Mountains in New Zealand
- Mount Humboldt in New Zealand
- Mirador Humboldt in Tenerife
- Humboldt peak in Venezuela
- Humboldt Current or Peru Current of the Pacific
Animals
- Humboldt's Big-eared Brown Bat (Histiotus humboldti)
- Humboldt's Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha)
- Humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus cassiquiarensis)
- Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus humboldtii)
- Humboldt's Black-headed Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus)
- Yeast species (Pichia humboldtii)
- Humboldt sucker (Catostomus occidentalis humboldtianus)
- Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus gigas)
Plants
- Anthurium (Anthurium humboldtianum Kunth.)
- Bladderwort species (Utricularia humboldtii)
- Cactus species (Mammillaria humboldtii)
- Humboldt's Lily (Lilium humboldtii)
- Mushroom species (Tricholomopsis humboldtii)
- South American Oak (Quercus humboldtii)
- Orchid species (Schomburgkia humboldtii)
In space
- 54 Alexandra, asteroid
- Catena Humboldt on the Moon
- Mare Humboldtianum, lunar crater
Named for Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt
- Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
- Humboldt Museum of Natural History (Museum für Naturkunde), part of the University
Unknown provenance
- Humboldt State University, Humboldt County, California (named for the county where it is located)
- Humboldt Exchange, Community Currency, Democracy Unlimited
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