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#The name of some places in the [[United States|United States of America]]:
#*[[Beaufort, North Carolina]]
#*[[Beaufort, South Carolina]]
#*[[Beaufort County, North Carolina]]
#*[[Beaufort County, South Carolina]]
#The name of a place in [[Australia]]:
#*[[Beaufort, Victoria]]
#The name of several [[commune in France|communes]] in [[France]]:
#* [[Beaufort, Haute-Garonne|Beaufort]], in the [[Haute-Garonne]] ''[[département in France|département]]''
#* [[Beaufort, Hérault|Beaufort]], in the [[Hérault]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Isère|Beaufort]], in the [[Isère]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Jura|Beaufort]], in the [[Jura (département)|Jura]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Nord|Beaufort]], in the [[Nord (département)|Nord]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Savoie|Beaufort]], in the [[Savoie]] ''département''
#A part of the name of several communes in France:
#* [[Beaufort-Blavincourt]], in the [[Pas-de-Calais]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort-en-Argonne]], in the [[Meuse]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort-en-Santerre]], in the [[Somme]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort-en-Vallée]], in the [[Maine-et-Loire]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort-sur-Gervanne]], in the [[Drôme]] ''département''
#The name of a town [[Beaufort, County Kerry|Beaufort]], [[County Kerry]], [[Ireland]]
#The name of a town and commune in [[Luxembourg]]: [[Beaufort, Luxembourg]].
#The name of a town in the state of [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]: [[Beaufort, Sabah]]
#The name of a small village in [[Blaenau Gwent]], Wales, UK. It was originally attached to nearby [[Brynmawr]] and so was part of the county of [[Brecknockshire|Breconshire]]. The name Beaufort originates because the soil in the area was owned by the Duke of Beaufort. The Welsh name for Beaufort, 'Cendl (or Cendle)', survives in street names in Beaufort and Cwm (south of Ebbw Vale).
# A scale for the measurement of wind velocity: see [[Beaufort scale]], [[Storm]].
# A [[Britain|British]] [[aircraft]]: see [[Bristol Beaufort]].
#A number of people:
#* [[Carel Godin de Beaufort]] [[Porsche]] Formula 1 Driver 1957 - 1964
#* [[Francis Beaufort]]
#* [[Henry Cardinal Beaufort]]
#* [[Joan Beaufort]]
#* [[John Beaufort]]
#* [[Margaret Beaufort]]
#* [[Thomas Beaufort]]
# A [[dukedom]] in the [[Peerage of England]]: see [[Duke of Beaufort]]
# A title in [[France|French]] [[nobility]]: see [[Duc de Beaufort]]
# A [[Crusade]]r castle: see [[Beaufort (Crusader castle)]]
# A [[sea]] in the Arctic: see [[Beaufort Sea]]
# A [[List of French cheeses|French cheese]]: see [[Beaufort (cheese)]]
# The [[Beaufort cipher]] is a [[Polyalphabetic cipher]]
# The [[Beaufort Sea]] between Canada and the USA


==People and titles==
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* [[Beaufort (surname)]]
* [[House of Beaufort]], English nobility
* [[Duke of Beaufort (England)]], a title in the peerage of England
* [[Duke of Beaufort (France)]], a title in the French nobility


==Places==
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;Polar regions
[[fr:Beaufort]]
[[it:Beaufort]]
* [[Beaufort Sea]] in the Arctic Ocean
* [[Beaufort Island]], an island in Antarctica's Ross Sea
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;Australia:
* [[Beaufort, Victoria]]
* [[Beaufort Inlet]], an inlet located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia
;Canada:
* [[Beaufort Range]], Vancouver Island, British Columbia
;France:
* [[Beaufort, Haute-Garonne]]
* [[Beaufort, Hérault]]
* [[Beaufort, Isère]]
* [[Beaufort, Jura]]
* [[Beaufort, Nord]]
* [[Beaufort, Savoie]]
* [[Beaufort-Blavincourt]], Pas-de-Calais
* [[Beaufort-en-Argonne]], Meuse
* [[Beaufort-en-Santerre]], Somme
* [[Beaufort-en-Vallée]], Maine-et-Loire
* [[Beaufort-sur-Gervanne]], Drôme
;Ireland:
* [[Beaufort, County Kerry]]
;Luxembourg
* [[Beaufort, Luxembourg]]
;Lebanon
* [[Beaufort Castle, Lebanon]]
;Malaysia
* [[Beaufort, Malaysia]]
;South Africa
* [[Beaufort West]], largest town in the arid Great Karoo
* [[Fort Beaufort]], town in the Amatole District of Eastern Cape Province
* [[Port Beaufort]], settlement in Eden in the Western Cape province
;United Kingdom:
* [[Beaufort Castle, Scotland]]
* [[Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent]], Wales
;United States:
* [[Beaufort, North Carolina]]
* [[Beaufort County, North Carolina]]
* [[Beaufort, South Carolina]]
* [[Beaufort County, South Carolina]]
* [[Beauford Township, Minnesota]]

==Military uses==
* [[Bristol Beaufort]], a large British torpedo bomber
* [[CSS Beaufort|CSS ''Beaufort'']], a Confederate Navy gunboat
* ''Beaufort'', a transport which served as headquarters for the Governor of Nova Scotia, Edward Cornwallis, for some [[Nova Scotia Council]] meetings

==Transportation==
* [[Beaufort (automobiles)]], a German manufacturer of automobiles solely for the British market from 1902-1910
* [[Beaufort (dinghy)]], a sailing dinghy designed by Ian Proctor
* Beaufort, one of the [[GWR 3031 Class]] locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915, formerly named ''Bellerophon'' before 1895

==Other uses==
* [[Beaufort (film)|''Beaufort'' (film)]], a 2007 Israeli Oscar-nominated film, referring to Beaufort Castle, Lebanon
* [[Beaufort (novel)|''Beaufort'' (novel)]], title of the 2007 English-language translation of the novel אם יש גן עדן (trsl. ''Im Yesh Gan Eden''), basis for the film
* [[Beaufort Castle (disambiguation)]]
* [[Beaufort cheese]], a French cheese
* [[Beaufort cipher]], an encryption technique using a substitution cipher
* [[Beaufort Group]], subdivisions of the Karoo Supergroup
* [[Beaufort War Hospital]], Bristol, England
* [[Beaufort scale]], an empirical measure for describing wind intensity

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Revision as of 14:52, 14 February 2015

Beaufort may refer to:

People and titles

Places

Polar regions
Australia
Canada
France
Ireland
Luxembourg
Lebanon
Malaysia
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States

Military uses

Transportation

  • Beaufort (automobiles), a German manufacturer of automobiles solely for the British market from 1902-1910
  • Beaufort (dinghy), a sailing dinghy designed by Ian Proctor
  • Beaufort, one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915, formerly named Bellerophon before 1895

Other uses