Palliser

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Palliser may refer to a number of places and individuals:

Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Things 4 Events

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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