Finisterre was the word used on ancient maps to indicate "land's end", or the edge of the earth. It is a corruption of the Latin expression
finis terrae (the "end of the earth"). It may refer to:
Places
- Cape Finisterre
right|thumb|300px|Position of Cape Finisterre on the [[Iberian Peninsula]]Cape Finisterre is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain....
, the headland that is the westernmost point in Spain.
- Finisterre, a former sea area in the United Kingdom Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast is a four-times-daily BBC radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. It is produced by the UK Meteorological Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency...
, which was renamed FitzRoy in 2002 to avoid confusion with the Spanish headland.
- Finisterre Range
Finisterre Range is a mountain range in north-eastern Papua New Guinea, at . The unnamed highest point of the range , which is ranked 45th in the world by prominence, is usually quoted at 4,175 m, but SRTM data suggests that it is nearer to 4,120 m....
, a mountain range in Papua New Guinea
- Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, located in Brittany .-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel. Interestingly, the Breton Penn ar Bed translates as Head of the World...
, a French département
In music
- Finisterre, an album by the band The Zydepunks
- Finisterre (Saint Etienne)
Finisterre is an album by the British pop band Saint Etienne. It was released by Mantra Records in 2002.-Commentary:Finisterre was Saint Etienne's sixth proper album on world wide release after the sparse instrumentation on Sound of Water and pre-empts the warmer tones on their next album, Tales...
, an album from the band Saint Etienne, and a subsequent film based around footage of London filmed for use at the band's concerts
- Finisterre (band), an Italian progressive rock group led by Fabio Zuffanti
Literature
- Finisterre (poetry), a 1943 poetry collection by Italian author Eugenio Montale
Eugenio Montale was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1975.- Early years :...
- Finisterre (poem), a poem by Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, children's author, and short story author.Known primarily for her poetry, Plath also wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas...
- Finisterre universe
The Finisterre universe is a fictional universe created by American science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh. Currently, it comprises a series of two science fiction / horror novels written by Cherryh, Rider at the Gate and Cloud's Rider , also known as The Rider Series. They were...
, a fictional universe created by American science fiction and fantasy author C.
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Finisterre was the word used on ancient maps to indicate "land's end", or the edge of the earth. It is a corruption of the Latin expression
finis terrae (the "end of the earth"). It may refer to:
Places
- Cape Finisterre
right|thumb|300px|Position of Cape Finisterre on the [[Iberian Peninsula]]Cape Finisterre is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain....
, the headland that is the westernmost point in Spain.
- Finisterre, a former sea area in the United Kingdom Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast is a four-times-daily BBC radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. It is produced by the UK Meteorological Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency...
, which was renamed FitzRoy in 2002 to avoid confusion with the Spanish headland.
- Finisterre Range
Finisterre Range is a mountain range in north-eastern Papua New Guinea, at . The unnamed highest point of the range , which is ranked 45th in the world by prominence, is usually quoted at 4,175 m, but SRTM data suggests that it is nearer to 4,120 m....
, a mountain range in Papua New Guinea
- Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, located in Brittany .-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel. Interestingly, the Breton Penn ar Bed translates as Head of the World...
, a French département
In music
- Finisterre, an album by the band The Zydepunks
- Finisterre (Saint Etienne)
Finisterre is an album by the British pop band Saint Etienne. It was released by Mantra Records in 2002.-Commentary:Finisterre was Saint Etienne's sixth proper album on world wide release after the sparse instrumentation on Sound of Water and pre-empts the warmer tones on their next album, Tales...
, an album from the band Saint Etienne, and a subsequent film based around footage of London filmed for use at the band's concerts
- Finisterre (band), an Italian progressive rock group led by Fabio Zuffanti
Literature
- Finisterre (poetry), a 1943 poetry collection by Italian author Eugenio Montale
Eugenio Montale was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1975.- Early years :...
- Finisterre (poem), a poem by Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, children's author, and short story author.Known primarily for her poetry, Plath also wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas...
- Finisterre universe
The Finisterre universe is a fictional universe created by American science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh. Currently, it comprises a series of two science fiction / horror novels written by Cherryh, Rider at the Gate and Cloud's Rider , also known as The Rider Series. They were...
, a fictional universe created by American science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh
Ships
- HMS Finisterre (D55)
HMS Finisterre was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was named after one of the battles of Cape Finisterre.Finisterre was built by Fairfields of Govan on the Clyde. She was launched on the 22 June 1944 and commissioned on 11 September 1945.She first joined the Home Fleet upon her...
, a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy
- FV Finisterre a crabber lost at St. Ives, Cornwall in 1946
- Finisterre (yacht), a sailing yacht renowned for its racing record in the 1950s
Other uses
- A character in Portland Bill (cartoon)
The Adventures of Portland Bill is a British stop motion animated children's television series made in 1983. It was set in a fictional lighthouse called Guillemot Rock on the south coast of England...
- Finisterre, a company specialising in apparel for surfers
- Finisterre Capital, a hedge fund manager specialising in emerging markets