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Earth and Solar System

• Gaea (crater)
  Gaea (crater)
  
  Gaea is an impact crater on Amalthea , one of the small natural satellite of Jupiter. The crater is 80 km wide and at least 15 km deep. Gaea is one of two named craters on Amalthea, the other being Pan ....
  , a crater on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter
• Gaia hypothesis
  Gaia hypothesis
  
  The Gaia hypothesis is an ecology hypothesis proposing that the biosphere and the physical components of the Earth are closely integrated to form a complex system that maintains the climate and biogeochemistry conditions on Earth in a preferred homeostasis....
  , an ecological hypothesis that considers the earth's ecosystem as a single organism
• Gaia mission, a European space mission due for launch in 2011
• Gaia Movement
  Gaia Movement
  
  The Gaia Movement is an international network of individuals and groups that share a concern for living more sustainably on the earth. The term "Gaia" comes from Greek mythology, where it is the name of the Gaia ....
  , an international network concerned for a more sustainable earth
• Gaia philosophy
  Gaia philosophy
  
  Gaia philosophy is a broadly inclusive term for related concepts that living organisms on a planet will affect the nature of their environment in order to make the environment more suitable for life....
  , a concept that living organisms on a planet will improve their environment

Fiction

• Gaia (Final Fantasy VII), the world where the game takes place
• Gaia (Final Fantasy IX)
  Final Fantasy IX
  
  is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. as the ninth installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was released in 2000 and is the third and last numbered Final Fantasy game for Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation....
  , the world where the game takes place
• Gaia (Foundation universe)
  Gaia (Foundation universe)
  
  Gaia is a fictional planet described in the book Foundation's Edge and referred to in Foundation and Earth , by Isaac Asimov. The name is derived from the Gaia hypothesis, which is itself eponymous to Gaia , the Earth Goddess....
  , a planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
• Gaia (Marvel Comics), a character in Marvel Comics
• Gaea (Marvel Comics), a character in Marvel Comics
• Gaia Gear
  Gaia Gear
  
  Gaia Gear is a science fiction story written by Yoshiyuki Tomino with mechanical design of Ito Mamoru and based on Tomino's Gundam series. It first ran as a serial in the Japanese Newtype Magazine from April 1987 to December 1991....
  , a science-fiction story by Yoshiyuki Tomino
• Gaia
  List of Battle Arena Toshinden characters
  
  The following is a list of the Character featured in the 3D computer graphics weapons-based versus fighting game game series Battle Arena Toshinden, developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara....
  , a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series
• Gaea trilogy
  Gaea trilogy
  
  The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley . The stories tell of humanity's encounter with a living being in the shape of a 1,300 km diameter space habitat, inhabited by many different species, most notably Titanide , in orbit around the planet Saturn....
  , three science fiction novels by John Varley
• ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam, a weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries
• Gaea (Escaflowne), the planet in the anime The Vision of Escaflowne
  The Vision of Escaflowne
  
  is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, with the final episode airing on September 24, 1996....
  
• Gaia Moore, the heroine of the Fearless novel series by Francine Pascal
• Ultraman Gaia
  Ultraman Gaia
  
  is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 14th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ultraman Gaia was aired on Japan News Network TV stations from September 5, 1998 until August 28, 1999, with a total of 51 episodes....
  , a Japanese TV show
• Gaia, a character in God of War II
  God of War II
  
  God of War II is a hack and slash Action-adventure game video game and the sequel to the 2005 game God of War for the PlayStation 2. It was released in North America on March 13, 2007, in Europe on April 27, 2007, and May 3, 2007 in Australia, and October 25, 2007 in Japan....
  
• Gaia, the Earth spirit in the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  
  Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a computer animated science fiction film by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy series of console role-playing game....
  
• Gaia, the spirit of Earth in the TV series Captain Planet and the Planeteers
  Captain Planet and the Planeteers
  
  Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an United States Animated television series Environmentalism television program, based on an idea by Ted Turner and produced by Andy Heyward, Robby London, Barbara Pyle and Nicholas Boxer....
  
• Gaians, a faction in the game Alpha Centauri
  Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
  
  Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a 4X game turn-based game strategy game Personal computer game created by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier under the auspices of Firaxis Games in 1999....
  
• Gaea, an island in the novel The Arm of the Starfish
  The Arm of the Starfish
  
  The Arm of the Starfish is a novel by Madeleine L'Engle, first published in 1965. It is the first novel dealing with Poly O'Keefe and the Major characters in the works of Madeleine L'Engle#O'Keefe, a generation after the events of A Wrinkle in Time ....
  
• Gaia, an omnipotent goddess in the game E.V.O.: Search for Eden
  E.V.O.: Search for Eden
  
  E.V.O.: Search for Eden, originally released in Japan as , is an action role-playing game video game developed by Givro and published by Enix for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System....
  
• Dark Gaia, the name of the main villain in Sonic Unleashed
  Sonic Unleashed
  
  Sonic Unleashed, also known as in Japan, is a video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for multiple platforms ....
  
• Gaea is also the name taken by Liberty 5-3000 in Ayn Rand's book Anthem
  Anthem (novella)
  
  Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, first published in 1938. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age as a result of the evils of irrationality and collectivism and the weaknesses of socialism thinking and Socialist economics....
  
• Game The Legend of Gaia

People

• Gaia Wise (born 1999), daughter of British actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson
  Emma Thompson
  
  Emma Thompson is a two-time Academy Award-, Emmy Award-, BAFTA Award- and Golden Globe-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is also a patron of the Refugee Council....
  
• Gaia, pseudonym of DJ Armin Van Buuren
  Armin van Buuren
  
  Armin van Buuren is a trance producer and DJ. He was born in Leiden, but grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. In 2007 and 2008, he was voted number one DJ in DJ Mag's annual Top 100 vote....
   (born 1976)

Music

• Gaia (album)
  Gaia (album)
  
  Gaia is a 2003 album by Spanish folk metal band M?go de Oz. It is the first rock opera of a trilogy. The album tells of a man, the reincarnation of Azzak , who after his execution, is relieved of his soul: the soul of Azzak....
  , an album by Mägo de Oz
• Banco de Gaia
  Banco de Gaia
  
  Banco de Gaia is an electronic music band from England, formed by Toby Marks in 1991.The music of Banco de Gaia is best categorized as ambient music dub music, but Marks works to cross genres, often using Arabic and Middle Eastern sampling against a bass guitar heavy reggae, rock music, or trance rhythm to produce deeply textured t...
  , an English electronic music band
• Gaia (Olivia Newton-John album)
  Gaia (Olivia Newton-John album)
  
  Gaia is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in 1994. For the first time in her career; the album was entirely written by Newton-John herself....
  , an album by Olivia Newton-John
• Gaia, an EP by the Swedish band Tiamat
  Tiamat (band)
  
  Tiamat is a heavy metal music band that formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988. Their music has been the subject of debate, utilizing subgenres like black metal, Progressive metal, Doom metal/Death metal and Gothic metal, but more recently they have focused on what has been described as "rock music"...
  
• Gaia, an album and song by Valensia
  Valensia
  
  Aldous Byron Valensia Clarkson is a Dutch singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist....
  
• Gaia, a song by Japanese rock band Janne Da Arc
  Janne Da Arc
  
  is a J-Rock band, hailing from Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. The band's name is often seen shortened to either "Janne" or "JDA"....
  
• Gaia, a song by James Taylor on Hourglass (album)
  Hourglass (album)
  
  Hourglass is singer-songwriter James Taylor's seventeenth album. Taylor's first studio album in six years, was released in 1997 to glowing notices....
  
• Gaia, a song by Japanese musician Kitaro
  Kitaro
  
  Kitaro is a Grammy award-winning Japanese musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist....
  
• "Gaia", a song by Dutch hardstyle
  Hardstyle
  
  Hardstyle is a music genre consisting of influences from trance , Hardcore house and Rave . Hardstyle is a subgenre of Hard Dance Music. The average tempo is between 135 and 160 bpm , however, hardstyle djs are known to go for unique tempo....
   duo Noisecontrollers

Places

• Gaia (Havana)
  Gaia (Havana)
  
  Gaia is an arts centre in Havana, Cuba, set up on January 1, 2000 as a not-for-profit collaboration between Cuban and international artists.The centre offers theatre, music and dance performances, workshops, programs for children and the physically disadvantaged, and exhibitions of works by young artists....
  , an arts center in Havana, Cuba
• Vila Nova de Gaia
  Vila Nova de Gaia
  
  Vila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia, is a city in Portugal. It is located in the Porto district, south of the city of Porto on the other side of the river Douro....
  , a city in Portugal
• Grantley Adams International Airport
  Grantley Adams International Airport
  
  The Grantley Adams International Airport , is found in Seawell, Christ Church Parish, Barbados on the island of Barbados. The former name of the airport was Seawell Airport before being dedicated in honor of the first Premier of Barbados, Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976....
  , Barbados

Miscellaneous

• GAEA Japan
  GAEA Japan
  
  Gaea Japan was a Japan women's professional wrestling promotion. GAEA's name comes from the Greek mythological goddess of the Earth, Gaea or Gaia ....
  , a wrestling promotion
• Gaia Online
  Gaia Online
  
  Gaia Online is an English-language, anime-themed social network service and Internet forums-based website. It was founded in 2003 as Go-Gaia.com, but the name was changed to GaiaOnline.com in 2004 by its owner, Gaia Interactive....
  , an Internet forum
• Gaia Power Technologies
  Gaia Power Technologies
  
  Gaia Power Technologies is a company selling battery -based Emergency power system and energy storage systems, based in New York City....
  , a New York battery company
• Gaia Trafikk
  Gaia Trafikk
  
  Gaia Trafikk was the largest public transportation provider in Bergen, Norway and Os, Hordaland, Norway until it merged with HSD forming Tide....
  , a former Norwegian company
• Gaia (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee that was featured in several documentaries
• Gaea Armor, a feature of game Mega Man X5
  Mega Man X5
  
  Mega Man X5 is the fifth main video game in the Mega Man X series by Capcom. It was released in 2000 for the PlayStation, three years after Mega Man X4 , and in 2002 for IBM PC clone....
  

See also

• Pangaea
  Pangaea
  
  Pangaea, Pang?a or Pangea was the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras about 250 million years ago, before the component continents were separated into their current configuration....
  
• Gaya (disambiguation)