Perdido
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Perdido is a Spanish and Portuguese word for ‘lost’. It may refer to:
Places
Geographical features
Perdido Bay, a bay at the mouth of and draining the Perdido River in Alabama and Florida
Perdido Key, a barrier island in Alabama and Florida
Perdido River, in Alabama and Florida, U.S.
Monte Perdido (French: Mont Perdu), mountain in the Pyrenees
Towns and communities
Perdido, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Baldwin County
Perdido Beach, Alabama, a town in Baldwin County
Perdido Key, Florida, an unincorporated community on the island
Structures
Perdido (oil platform), the deepest oil platform in the world
Other uses
"Perdido" (song), jazz standard composed by Juan Tizol
"Perdido", song from WarCry's album ¿Dónde Está La Luz?
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