Palliser

Palliser

Palliser may refer to a number of places and individuals:

People

* Captain John Palliser, a Canadian explorer
* Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, of the Royal Navy and governor of Newfoundland
* Sir Michael Palliser, former senior British Diplomat
* Charles Palliser (born 1947), an American-born, British-based novelist

Places

* Palliser's Triangle, a geographic region in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan
* Fairmont Palliser Hotel, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
* Palliser Islands, in the Tuamotu Archipelago
* Cape Palliser, a promontory on the southern coast of New Zealand's North Island
** Palliser Bay, a bay near Cape Palliser
* Palliser Range, a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies
* One Palliser Square, an office building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
* Palliser, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
* Palliser (Saskatchewan electoral district)
* Palliser (Alberta electoral district)
* Palliser Campus of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology in Moose Jaw Canada

Things

* The Palliser novels, by Anthony Trollope
** Plantagenet Palliser, one of the lead characters in Trollope's novels
* "The Pallisers", television adaptation of Trollope's novels
* Palliser's Warbler, a Sri Lankin bird
* Palliser Furniture, a Canadian furniture manufacturer
* Palliser shot, a projectile
* HMS Palliser (F94), an anti-submarine frigate of the British Royal Navy
* Palliser Health Region, governing body for healthcare regulation in Alberta

Events

* Palliser Expedition, a survey expedition in the Canadian West led by John Palliser, 1857-1860
* Operation Palliser, a British Armed forces operation in Sierra Leone in 2000


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