Formosa (disambiguation)
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Formosa is a former name for the island of Taiwan.
Formosa may also refer to :
Places and jurisdictions
Asia
- Ilha Formosa, literally "Beautiful Island", Portuguese colonial-age name for the island of Taiwan
- Republic of Formosa, a short-lived republic in 1895 on the island of Formosa (also known as Taiwan)
- Dutch Formosa, the period of colonial Dutch government on Formosa (Taiwan), lasting from 1624 to 1662
- Spanish Formosa, a Spanish colony established in the north of Taiwan from 1626 to 1642
- Taiwan under Japanese rule, 1895 to 1945
- Formosa Boulevard MRT station, a mass rapid transit station in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Formosa Strait, another name for the Taiwan Strait
- Mount Formosa, a colonial-era name to a group of contiguous hills near Kanhangad, Kerala, India
Portugal
- Ria Formosa, meaning "beautiful river", a long-shore estuary on the Algarve
South America
- Formosa Province, Argentina
- Formosa, Argentina, the capital of its namesake province
- Diocese of Formosa, Argentina, Roman Catholic bishopric in Argentina
- Formosa, Goiás, Brazil (near Brasília in Goiás State)
- Diocese of Formosa, Brazil, Roman Catholic Diocese in Brazil (formerly a Territorial Prelature)
North America
- Formosa, Ontario, Canada
- Formosa, Arkansas, Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States
Africa
- Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea, was named "Formosa" by explorer Fernão do Pó.
- Formosa (Guinea-Bissau), one of the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
- A township on the Northern outskirts of Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
- Formosa Bay, or Bahia Formosa, an earlier name for the bay now known as Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
- Formosa Peak, or Peak Formosa, altitude 1675m, the highest point in the Tsitsikamma Mountains, South Africa
Fiction
- The eastern city of Formosa is the home of Madame Tang and her dragon in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow based on the Disney films
- Formosa may also refer to a fictional country located on the island of Taiwan, but whose culture was invented by George Psalmanazar as a hoax.
Other uses
- Taiwan-related
- Formosa Magazine, a magazine edited by some figures of the Tangwai movement (anti-Kuomintang campaign)
- Formosa Plastics, a major corporation in Taiwan
- Formosa Television, a major television network in Taiwan
- Other
- Formosa (surname), a surname common in Malta, Spain, Portugal and other Mediterranean countries
- Formosa (grape), a Portuguese wine grape
- Amanita muscaria var. formosa, a variety of the fly agaric mushroom
- Formosa (film), a 2005 comedy
- Formosa Cafe, a famous restaurant in Hollywood, California
- Ric Formosa, an Australian composer and musician
- Bosque Formosa Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football (soccer) club
- Formoza, Polish military unit
See also
- Formosan (disambiguation)
- Formoso (disambiguation)
- A Famosa, a colonial fortress in Malacca, Malaysia; controlled by Portugal (1511–1641), Netherlands (1641–1795), Britain (1795–1807)
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