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* [[Cerro El Cóndor]], a stratovolcano in Argentina
* [[Cerro El Cóndor]], a stratovolcano in Argentina
* [[Condor Peninsula]], Palmer Land, Antarctica
* [[Condor Peninsula]], Palmer Land, Antarctica
* [[Cordillera del Cóndor]], a mountain range in the Andes on the border between Ecuador and Peru
* [[Cordillera del Cóndor]], a mountain range in the Andes
* [[El Cóndor (Jujuy)]], Argentina, a town and municipality
* [[El Cóndor (Jujuy)]], Argentina, a town
* [[Kuntur]] (Hispanicized spelling: Condor), a mountain in Peru
* [[Condor (mountain)]], in the Andes in Peru
* [[Condor Peak]], a mountain in California, United States


==People==
==People==
* [[Condor of Cornwall]] ({{fl|1066}}), earl of Cornwall
* [[Sam Condor]], Kittitian politician and the former Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
* [[Condor Laucke]] (1914-1993), Australian politician
* [[Lana Condor]] (born 1997), American actress
* [[Sam Condor]], politician of Saint Kitts and Nevis
* [[Mat Hoffman]] (born 1972), American BMX rider nicknamed "The Condor"
* [[Condor Laucke]] (1914–1993), Australian politician
* [[Kevin Mitnick]] (born 1963), American computer security consultant, author, and hacker who uses the handle, "The Condor"
* [[Mat Hoffman]] (born 1972), American BMX rider
* [[Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez]] (born 1978), alias El Cóndor, imprisoned high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficking organization
* [[Kevin Mitnick]] (born 1963), US computer worker
* [[Alfred Williams]] (born 1968), American retired National Football League player nicknamed "The Condor"
* [[Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez]] (born 1978), drug trafficker
* [[Alfred Williams]] (born 1968), US retired football player


==Arts, entertainment, and media==
==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Fictional characters===
===Fictional characters===
* [[Condor (comics)]], a Marvel Comics character
* [[Black Condor]], in DC Comics
* [[Condor (comics)]], in Marvel Comics
* ''Condor'', a fictional starship featured in the 1964 novel ''[[The Invincible]]'' by Stanislaw Lem
* Captain Condor, a character in ''[[Lion (comics)|Lion]]'', a weekly British comics periodical (1952-1974)
* ''Condor'', a starship in ''[[The Invincible]]'' by Stanislaw Lem, 1964
* The Condors, villains of ''[[El Eternauta: tercera parte]]''
* Captain Condor in UK comic ''[[Lion (comics)|Lion]]''
* Black Condor of ''[[Chōjin Sentai Jetman]]''
* Steel Condor of ''[[Up, Up and Away (film)|Up, Up and Away]]''


===Films===
===Films===
* [[El Condor (film)|''El Condor'' (film)]], a 1970 Western starring Jim Brown and Lee Van Cleef
* [[El Condor (film)|''El Condor'' (film)]], a 1970 Western film
* [[The Condor (film)|''The Condor'' (film)]], a 2007 animated superhero film about a character created by Stan Lee
* [[The Condor (film)|''The Condor'' (film)]], 2007 animated superhero film
* ''[[Three Days of the Condor]]'', 1975 film based on the 1974 novel

===Literature===
* ''Condor'', a 1984 novel by [[Graham Masterton]] (originally published under the name Thomas Luke)
* ''[[Six Days of the Condor]]'', 1974 novel


===Periodicals===
===Periodicals===
* [[Cóndor (newspaper)|''Cóndor'' (newspaper)]], a German-language newspaper published in Chile
* [[Cóndor (newspaper)|''Cóndor'' (newspaper)]], a German-language newspaper published in Chile
* ''The Condor'' journal, now ''[[Ornithological Applications]]''
* [[El Cóndor (newspaper)|''El Cóndor'' (newspaper)]], a [[List of newspapers in Chile|Chilean newspaper]] published in Santa Cruz, Colchagua, since 1917
* [[The Condor (journal)|''The Condor'' (journal)]], a quarterly scientific journal covering ornithology


===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
** [[Condor (TV series)|''Condor'' (TV series)]], a television series based on the 1975 film
* ''Condor'', a 1984 novel by [[Graham Masterton]]
* [[The Condor (album)|''The Condor'' (album)]], a 1986 album by saxophonist [[Steve Lacy]]
* [[Condor (TV series)|''Condor'' (TV series)]]
* [[The Condor (album)|''The Condor'' (album)]], 1986 album by [[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]]


===Attractions and rides===
===Attractions and rides===
* [[Condor (ride)]], an amusement ride
* [[Condor (ride)]], an amusement ride
* [[El Condor (roller coaster)]], at Walibi Holland in the Netherlands
* [[El Condor (roller coaster)]], at Walibi Holland


== Brands and enterprises==
== Brands and enterprises==
* [[Condor Club]], an early strip club in San Francisco, California, that helped set precedent for the legality of nude dancing
* [[Condor Club]], an early strip club in San Francisco, California, US
* [[Condor Cycles]], a bicycle manufacturer based in London, England
* [[Condor Cycles]], a bicycle manufacturer based in London, England
* [[Condor Films]], a film and TV production company based in Zurich, Switzerland
* [[Condor Films]], a film and TV production company based in Zurich, Switzerland
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== Computing and technology ==
== Computing and technology ==
* [[Condor High-Throughput Computing System]], a framework for distributed computing
* [[Condor High-Throughput Computing System]]
* [[CONDOR secure cell phone]], a prototype secure CDMA phone by Qualcomm
* [[CONDOR secure cell phone]], NSA project
* [[Moto E (1st generation)]], an Android smartphone made by Motorola with the codename Condor
* [[Moto E (1st generation)]], an Android smartphone made by Motorola with the codename Condor


== Military ==
== Military ==
=== Aviation ===
=== Aviation ===
* Condor, a version of the [[BQM-147 Dragon]] unmanned aerial vehicle "navalized" for the United States Coast Guard
* Condor, a version of the [[BQM-147 Dragon#Condor|BQM-147 Dragon]] unmanned aerial vehicle for the US Coast Guard
* [[AGM-53 Condor]], a US Navy air-to-surface missile that did not enter service
* [[AGM-53 Condor]], US Navy missile project
* [[Amarah Air Base]], a former Iraqi Air Force base captured by Coalition forces in 2003 and renamed Camp Condor* [[Antonov An-124]], a Ukrainian/Soviet transport aircraft (NATO reporting name "Condor")
* [[Antonov An-124]], a Ukrainian/Soviet aircraft, NATO reporting name "Condor"
* [[Boeing Condor]], a test bed unmanned aerial vehicle
* [[Boeing Condor]], a test unmanned aerial vehicle
* [[Condor Group]], a fleet of helicopters operated by the Mexico City's Federal District Secretariat of Public Security
* [[Curtiss B-2 Condor]], a 1920s American bomber
* [[Curtiss B-2 Condor]], a 1920s American bomber
* [[Curtiss T-32 Condor II]], a 1930s American biplane bomber, transport, and civilian airliner
* [[Curtiss T-32 Condor II]], a 1930s US biplane aircraft
* [[Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor]], a German aircraft used for long range maritime patrol and reconnaissance during World War II, derived from an airliner
* [[Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor]], a German WWII bomber
* [[HMH-464]], United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron known as the Condors
* [[HMH-464]] ("Condors"), US Marine helicopter squadron
* [[Schweizer RU-38 Twin Condor]], a covert reconnaissance aircraft
* [[Schweizer RU-38 Twin Condor]], an US reconnaissance aircraft


=== Ships ===
=== Ships ===
* [[Condor-class gunvessel|''Condor''-class gunvessel]], a Royal Navy class of four gunvessels built between 1876 and 1877
* [[Condor-class gunvessel|''Condor''-class gunvessel]], Royal Navy, 1876–87
* [[Condor-class sloop|''Condor''-class sloop]], a Royal Navy class of six sloops built between 1898 and 1900
* [[Condor-class sloop|''Condor''-class sloop]], Royal Navy, 1898–1900
* {{HMS|Condor}}, two Royal Navy ships and a former Royal Naval Air Station
* {{HMS|Condor}}, Royal Navy ships
* {{SMS|Condor}}, an Imperial German Navy unprotected cruiser
* {{SMS|Condor}}, an Imperial German Navy cruiser
* {{USS|Condor}}, three US Navy minesweepers
* {{USS|Condor}}, US minesweepers
* [[MV Condor Islander]]
* [[HSC Condor Liberation]]
* [[HSC Condor Voyager]]


=== Other uses in military ===
=== Other military uses ===
* [[Condor (APC)]], a German armoured personnel carrier, best known for its use by Malaysian forces
* [[Condor (APC)]], a German armoured personnel carrier
* [[Condor (Argentine missile)]], a long-range missile developed by Argentina
* [[Condor (Argentine missile)]]
* [[Condor A350]], a Swiss military motorcycle
* [[Condor A350]], a Swiss military motorcycle
* [[Condor Legion]], a Nazi military unit which fought on the Nationalist side during the Spanish Civil War
* [[Condor Legion]], a Nazi unit in the Spanish Civil War
* [[Operation Condor (disambiguation)]], the codename of a number of military operations
* [[Operation Condor (disambiguation)]], several military operations
* [[RM Condor]], the home base of 45 Commando, Royal Marines, situated in Arbroath on the east coast of Scotland
* [[RM Condor]], a UK Royal Marines base in Arbroath on the east coast of Scotland


==Sports==
==Sports==
* [[Condor (golf)]], a score of four under par on any given hole in the sport of golf
* [[Condor (golf)]], a score of four under par
* [[Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015)]], a defunct minor-league ice hockey team based in California
* [[Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015)]], former minor-league ice hockey team based in California, US
* [[Bakersfield Condors (AHL)]], a minor-league ice hockey team based in California that plays in the American Hockey League
* [[Bakersfield Condors (AHL)]], a minor-league ice hockey team based in California, US
* Club El Condor, ancestor of [[Bogotá F.C.]], a Colombian football club
* Club El Condor, later [[Bogotá F.C.]], Colombia, a Colombian football club
* [[Jonquière Condors]], a former minor pro ice hockey team based in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
* [[Jonquière Condors]], former ice hockey team based in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
* [[Pittsburgh Condors]], a former American Basketball Association team
* [[Pittsburgh Condors]], a former US basketball team


== Transportation ==
== Transportation ==
=== Air===
=== Air===
* [[Aero Condor]], an airline based in Lima, Peru
* [[Condor (airline)]], Germany
* [[Condor Group]], the Mexican City Police helicopter fleet
* [[ADI Condor]], an American motor glider
* [[ADI Condor]], an American motor glider
* [[Aero Condor]], an airline based in Lima, Peru
* [[Davis-Costin Condor]], a UK sailplane, 1953
* [[Condor Flugdienst]] GmbH (usually shortened to ''Condor''), a German airline
* [[Davis-Costin Condor]], an all-wood UK sailplane first flown in 1953
* [[Druine Condor]], a French 1950s light aircraft
* [[Druine Condor]], a French 1950s light aircraft
* [[El Condor Airport]], a former airstrip near El Condor, Tarija, Bolivia
* [[FMA IA 36 Cóndor]], a 1950s projected Argentine jet airliner
* [[FMA IA 36 Cóndor]], a 1950s projected Argentine jet airliner
* [[Rolls-Royce Condor]], an aircraft piston engine
* [[Schleicher Condor]], a German glider
* [[Schleicher Condor]], a German glider
* [[Seahawk Condor]], an ultralight aircraft
* [[Seahawk Condor]], an ultralight aircraft
* [[Southern Condor]], an American powered parachute / ultralight aircraft
* [[Southern Condor]], a US ultralight aircraft
* [[TL Ultralight Condor]], an ultralight aircraft built in the Czech Republic since the mid-1990s
* [[TL Ultralight Condor]], a Czech ultralight aircraft
* [[Wills Wing Condor]], an American hang glider design
* [[Wills Wing Condor]], a US hang glider
* [[Rolls-Royce Condor]], an aircraft piston engine
* [[El Condor Airport]], a former airstrip near El Condor, Tarija, Bolivia


=== Land ===
=== Land ===
* [[British Rail Class 28#Operation|Condor]], an express freight service operated by British Rail between London and Glasgow
* [[Condor (train)]], an express freight service between London and Glasgow 1959–1965
* [[Cóndor station]], a railway station in Bolivia
* [[Cóndor station]], a railway station in Bolivia
* [[Dennis Dragon]] (also sold as the Dennis Condor), a double-decker bus manufactured between 1982 and 1999
* [[Dennis Dragon]] or Condor, a double-decker bus manufactured 1982–1999
* [[Nissan Diesel Condor]], a line of medium-duty commercial vehicles introduced in 1975
* [[UD Condor]], a line of medium-duty commercial vehicles introduced in 1975
* [[Toyota Kijang]], a series of pickup trucks and minivans, sold as the Toyota Condor in South Africa
* [[Toyota Kijang]], a series of pickup trucks and minivans, sold as the Toyota Condor in South Africa


=== Sea ===
=== Sea ===
* [[Condor (yacht)|''Condor'' (yacht)]], a racing yacht built in 1981
* [[Condor (yacht)|''Condor'' (yacht)]], 1981
* ''Condor'', the name of the {{MV|Empire MacKendrick}} from 1949 to 1955
* {{MV|Empire MacKendrick}}, named ''Condor'', 1949–1955
* [[Condor Ferries]], a ferry company providing service between the Channel Islands, the United Kingdom and France
* [[Condor Ferries]], a ferry company providing service between the Channel Islands, the UK, and France
* ''[[Condor of Bermuda]]'', a maxi yacht, earlier named ''Condor'' and ''Heath's Condor''
* ''[[Condor of Bermuda]]'', a yacht
* [[SS Condor|SS ''Condor'']], Grace Line steampships
* {{SS|Condor|1893}}, captured and sunk by Germany in 1914
* {{SS|Condor|1920}}, in service from 1927 to 1940


==Other uses==
==Other uses==
* [[Comet Nucleus Dust and Organics Return]] (CONDOR), a spacecraft mission concept to retrieve a sample from comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
* [[Comet Nucleus Dust and Organics Return]] (CONDOR), a spacecraft mission
* [[Condor Sea Scouts]], a Scout Troop established in Chua Chu Kang Secondary School
* [[Condor (options)]], a trading strategy
* [[Iron condor]], an options trading strategy


==See also==
==See also==
* [[HTCondor]], a computing software framework
* [[El Cóndor Pasa (disambiguation)]]
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* [[HTCondor]], an open-source high-throughput computing software framework
* [[Kondor (disambiguation)]]


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Condor is the common name for two species of birds.

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  • Condor (train), an express freight service between London and Glasgow 1959–1965
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  • Dennis Dragon or Condor, a double-decker bus manufactured 1982–1999
  • UD Condor, a line of medium-duty commercial vehicles introduced in 1975
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