Carina Explained

Carina may refer to:

Places

Australia

• Carina, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
• Carina Heights, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
• Carina, Victoria, a locality in Mildura

Serbia

• Carina, Osečina, a village in the Kolubara District

People

• Carina (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
• Carina, a pet form of the given name Cara
• Carina, a Latinization of Cairenn, said to be the mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages

Anatomy

• Carina, the scientific name for an anatomical structure resembling a keel, such as the large keel on the breastbone in birds
• Carina of trachea, the point at which the trachea branches to form the two mainstem bronchi

Astronomy

• Carina (Chinese astronomy)
• Carina (constellation), a constellation
• Carina Dwarf, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way
• Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)

Arts, entertainment, and media

• "Carina" (Corrado Lojacono song), a 1958 song covered by Sophia Loren, Dean Martin and Cliff Richard
• "Carina" (Larz-Kristerz song), a 2008 song by Swedish band Larz-Kristerz
• Carina Press, the digital-only publishing house from Harlequin Enterprises
• Carina (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Storms

• Cyclone Carina, in the 2005–2006 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
• Severe Tropical Storm Talim (2012), in the 2012 Pacific typhoon season, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Carina
• Typhoon Nida (2016), a 2016 Pacific typhoon known as Severe Tropical Storm Carina in the Philippines
• Typhoon Gaemi, a 2024 Pacific typhoon that became a Category 4-equivalent typhoon, known as Super Typhoon Carina in the Philippines

Other uses

• Carina, a Latin word for the keel of a ship or for its entire hull
• Carina Rugby League Football Club
• Toyota Carina, an automobile
• USS Carina (AK-74), a 1942 United States Navy cargo ship used in World War II
• Sailing yacht Carina, which disappeared off the Dublin coast in 1944
• Sailing yacht Carina II, which won the 1955 and 1957 Fastnet Races skippered by USA sailor Richard Nye

See also

• Cairina, a genus of duck
• Cariña, a variant of Carib language
• Carinae, an area of ancient Rome
• Carine (disambiguation)
• Karina (disambiguation)