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Humboldt may refer to:

People

Alexander von Humboldt, German natural scientist, brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt
Wilhelm von Humboldt, German linguist, philosopher, and diplomat, brother of Alexander von Humboldt

Fictional characters

Humboldt Fleisher, character in novel Humboldt's Gift
Wes Humboldt, character played by Mike O'Brien on Corner Gas

Places

Argentina

Humboldt, Argentina, a town in Santa Fe Province, Argentina

Australia

Humboldt, Queensland, a locality in the Central Highlands Region

Canada

Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality of Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan
Humboldt (federal electoral district), a former federal electoral district
Humboldt (provincial electoral district), a former Saskatchewan provincial electoral district

United States

Settled places:
- Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona
- Humboldt, Illinois
- Humboldt, Iowa
- Humboldt, Kansas
- Humboldt, Minnesota
- Humboldt, Nebraska
- Humboldt, Ohio
- Humboldt, Portland, Oregon
- Humboldt, Pennsylvania
- Humboldt, South Dakota
- Humboldt, Tennessee
- In Wisconsin:
  - Humboldt, Wisconsin, town
  - Humboldt (community), Wisconsin, unincorporated community
Superordinate governmental units:
- Counties:
- Humboldt Township (disambiguation)
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada
Humboldt City, Nevada, ruins of mining settlement
Humboldt Park, Chicago, a Chicago community area

Transportation

Humboldt station (Saskatchewan), a former railway station in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada
Humboldt–Hospital station, a Buffalo Metro Rail station in Buffalo, New York, United States
Humboldt Street (LIRR station), a Long Island Rail Road station in Brooklyn, New York, United States

Other

Guevea de Humboldt, Oaxaca, Mexico

Geographical features

Mountains

In United States:
- Humboldt Peak (Colorado)
- Nevada:
Humboldt Mountains (Antarctica), Queen Maud Land
Humboldt Mountains (New Zealand), Otago
Pico Humboldt in Venezuela

Parks, forests, nature preserves

United States:
- California:
- Nevada:
  - Humboldt Wildlife Management Area
  - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Buffalo, New York:
  - Humboldt Park, now Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
  - Humboldt Parkway, repurposed
- Humboldt Park (Chicago park)
Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt in Cuba
Monumento Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt, at Cueva del Guácharo National Park in Venezuela
Sima Humboldt, sinkhole in Venezuela

Water and ice features

Oceanic:
- Humboldt Glacier in Greenland
- Pacific Basin:
  - Bays:
    - Humboldt Bay, California
    - Humboldt Bay, AKA Yos Sudarso Bay, New Guinea
  - Humboldt Current or Peru Current of the Pacific
On land:
- Humboldt Falls, Fiordland, New Zealand
- Humboldt River basin, Nevada, United States:

Organizations and institutions

Latin America:
- German schools:^[vague]
  - In Mexico:
    - Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, Mexico City
    - Colegio Humboldt, Puebla, Mexico
  - Colégio Humboldt, São Paulo, Brazil
  - Colegio Humboldt, Caracas, Venezuela
- Humboldt Shipmanagement, Valparaíso, Chile
- Universidad Alejandro de Humboldt, Venezuela
- Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, Lima, Peru
Germany:
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, a German foundation for the promotion of international research cooperation
- Humboldtschule, Bad Homburg, a German Gymnasium in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse
- Humboldt Box, a museum and information center in Berlin, Germany
- For 60 years (1949-2009), Humboldt Museum was a popular name referring to the Berlin's Natural History Museum, in Germany
- Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
- Maschinenbau Anstalt Humboldt, mechanical engineering firm in Cologne-Kalk 1871–1930
Canada
- Humboldt Broncos, an ice hockey team from Humboldt, Saskatchewan
US:
- Cal Poly Humboldt, California
- Humboldt High School (disambiguation), several high schools in the United States
Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal, Canada

Biological groups

Animals

Vesper bat (Humboldt's big-eared brown bat) (Histiotus humboldti)
Woolly monkey (Humboldt's woolly monkey) (Lagothrix lagotricha)
Squirrel monkey (Humboldt's squirrel monkey) (Saimiri sciureus cassiquiarensis)
Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus humboldtii)
Golden-backed uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus)
Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas)
Amazon river dolphin subspecies (Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana)

Plants

Anthurium humboldtianum, a species of arum
Utricularia humboldtii, a large perennial carnivorous plant
Mammillaria humboldtii, a cactus species
Lilium humboldtii, Humboldt's lily
Russula humboldtii, a mushroom species
Quercus humboldtii, a South American oak
Myrmecophila humboldtii, an orchid species

Ships

Alexander von Humboldt (ship), a German tall ship
USS Humboldt (AVP-21), a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1947
USCGC Humboldt (WAVP-372), later WHEC-372, a United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1949 to 1969
Humboldt (steamer), an 1896 wooden steamer on the Alaska route, that also sailed between Los Angeles and San Francisco

In space

4877 Humboldt, asteroid
54 Alexandra, asteroid
Humboldt (crater) on the Moon
Mare Humboldtianum, lunar mare (sea)

Venezuela

El Ávila National Park (Hotel Humboldt), a hotel in Caracas
Sima Humboldt, a sinkhole in Venezuela
Pico Humboldt in Venezuela
Monumento Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt, at Cueva del Guácharo National Park in Venezuela

Other uses

Humboldt Airport, Saskatchewan, Canada
Humboldt Broncos bus crash, which occurred near Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Humboldt Prize, for research

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 === Fictional characters ===
 * Humboldt Fleisher, character in novel ''[[Humboldt's Gift]]''
-* Wes Humboldt, character played by Mike O’Brien on ''[[Corner Gas]]''
+* Wes Humboldt, character played by Mike O'Brien on ''[[Corner Gas]]''
 == Places ==
+===Argentina===
+* [[Humboldt, Argentina]], a town in Santa Fe Province, Argentina
+===Australia===
+* [[Humboldt, Queensland]], a locality in the Central Highlands Region
 ===Canada===
 * [[Humboldt, Saskatchewan]]
-* [[Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan|Rural Municipality of Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan]]
+* [[Rural Municipality of Humboldt No. 370]], Saskatchewan
-* [[Humboldt (electoral district)]], a former federal electoral district
+* [[Humboldt (federal electoral district)]], a former federal electoral district
 * [[Humboldt (provincial electoral district)]], a former Saskatchewan provincial electoral district
@@ Line 22: / Line 31: @@
 * Settled places:
 ** [[Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona]]
-** [[Humboldt City, California]]
 ** [[Humboldt, Illinois]]
 ** [[Humboldt, Iowa]]
 ** [[Humboldt, Kansas]]
-** [[Humboldt, Nevada]]
 ** [[Humboldt, Minnesota]]
 ** [[Humboldt, Nebraska]]
 ** [[Humboldt, Ohio]]
 ** [[Humboldt, Portland, Oregon]]
+** [[Humboldt, Pennsylvania]]
 ** [[Humboldt, South Dakota]]
 ** [[Humboldt, Tennessee]]
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 * [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]], Nevada
 * [[Humboldt City, Nevada]], ruins of mining settlement
+* [[Humboldt Park, Chicago]], a Chicago community area
 ==Transportation==
@@ Line 55: / Line 64: @@
 == Geographical features ==
 === Mountains ===
-* In USA:
+* In United States:
-** [[Humboldt Peak (Colorado)]], USA
+** [[Humboldt Peak (Colorado)]]
-** Humboldts of Nevada:
+** Nevada:
-*** [[Humboldt Range]]
+*** [[East Humboldt Range]]
-*** East Humboldts:
-**** [[East Humboldt Range]]
 **** [[Humboldt Peak (Nevada)]]
+*** [[Humboldt Range]]
 *** [[West Humboldt Range]]
 * [[Humboldt Mountains (Antarctica)]], Queen Maud Land
 * [[Humboldt Mountains (New Zealand)]], Otago
-<!-- * [[Humboldt Peak (California)]], in  [[Lassen National Forest]] at {{coord|40.150341|N|121.429825|W|region:US-CA_type:mountain}}
+<!--* [[Humboldt Peak (California)]], in [[Lassen National Forest]] at {{coord|40.150341|N|121.429825|W|region:US-CA_type:mountain}}
   There is not even a mention of the peak in the existing article on the forest -->
 <!-- * [[Humboldt BM]], a California benchmark peak west of [[Humboldt Peak (California)]] at {{coord|40.147192|N|121.465187|W|region:US-CA_type:mountain}} -->
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 === Parks, forests, nature preserves ===
+* United States:
-* USA:
 ** California:
 *** [[Fort Humboldt State Historic Park]], in Eureka
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 * On land:
 ** [[Humboldt Falls]], Fiordland, New Zealand
-** Humboldt River basin, Nevada, USA:
+** Humboldt River basin, Nevada, United States:
 *** [[Humboldt River]]
 *** [[Little Humboldt River]]
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 ** For 60 years (1949-2009), ''Humboldt Museum'' was a popular name referring to the [[Natural History Museum, Berlin|Berlin's Natural History Museum]], in Germany
 ** [[Humboldt University of Berlin]] (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
+** [[Maschinenbau Anstalt Humboldt]], mechanical engineering firm in Cologne-Kalk 1871–1930
+* Canada
+** [[Humboldt Broncos]], an ice hockey team from Humboldt, Saskatchewan
 * US:
-** [[Humboldt State University]], California
+** [[Humboldt State University|Cal Poly Humboldt]], California
 <!-- There seems to be lacking what is required for inclusion: at least a WP mention in an article of ** "[[Humboldt International University]], Miami, FL " -->
 ** [[Humboldt High School (disambiguation)]], several high schools in the United States
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 * [[USCGC Humboldt (WAVP-372)|USCGC ''Humboldt'' (WAVP-372)]], later WHEC-372, a United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1949 to 1969
 * [[Humboldt (steamer)|''Humboldt'' (steamer)]], an 1896 wooden steamer on the Alaska route, that also sailed between Los Angeles and San Francisco
-* [[BIC Humboldt|'' Humboldt'']], a Peruvian oceanographic ship.
 == In space ==
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 * [[54 Alexandra]], asteroid
 * [[Humboldt (crater)]] on the Moon
-* [[Mare Humboldtianum]], lunar mare(sea)
+* [[Mare Humboldtianum]], lunar mare (sea)
 == Venezuela ==
-* [[El Ávila National Park|Hotel Humboldt]], a hotel of [[Caracas]]
+* [[El Ávila National Park]] (Hotel Humboldt), a hotel in Caracas
-* [[Sima Humboldt]], sinkhole in Venezuela
+* [[Sima Humboldt]], a sinkhole in Venezuela
 * [[Pico Humboldt]] in Venezuela
 * [[Monumento Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt]], at [[Cueva del Guácharo National Park]] in Venezuela
@@ Line 170: / Line 180: @@
 == Other uses ==
 * [[Humboldt Airport]], Saskatchewan, Canada
+* [[Humboldt Broncos bus crash]], which occurred near Humboldt, Saskatchewan
 * [[Humboldt Prize]], for research
 == See also ==
-* [[Humboldt Municipal Airport (disambiguation)]], multiple airports
+* [[Humboldt Municipal Airport (disambiguation)]]
-{{disambiguation|geo}}
+{{disambiguation|geo|surname}}