Gander

Gander may refer to:

Animals

• Gander (goose), an adult male goose
• Gander (dog), a Newfoundland dog, recipient of the Dickin Medal for bravery
• Gander (horse), a thoroughbred race horse

Places

Canada

• Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in Canada
  • Gander (electoral district), a provincial electoral district
  • Gander Academy, an elementary school in Gander
  • Gander Collegiate, a high school in Gander
  • Gander International Airport, a major airport in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • CFB Gander, also known as 9 Wing Gander, a Canadian air force base co-located at Gander International Airport
• Gander Bay, Newfoundland
• Gander Lake, Newfoundland
• Gander River, Newfoundland
• Gander terrane, a continental fragment in Newfoundland
• Gander Island, part of the Moore Islands, British Columbia

France/Luxembourg

• Gander (Moselle), a small river

People

• Gander (surname)
• Monty Stratton (1912-1982), nicknamed "Gander", Major League Baseball pitcher

Fictional characters

• Gladstone Gander, a Walt Disney fictional character created by cartoonist Carl Barks
• Goosetave Gander, a fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck Universe, Gladstone Gander's father
• Richard Gander, in the 1972 British sitcom Alcock and Gander

Other uses

• Gander Stakes, an ungraded stakes race for New York bred Thoroughbred race horses
• Kokusai Ku-8, a 1940s Japanese light transport monoplane codenamed Gander by the Allies
• USS Gander, a Danube class starship in the science fiction franchise Star Trek

See also

• Gander Mountain, a hunting and fishing store
• Nicolae Dobrin (1947–2007), Romanian footballer nicknamed Gâscanul ("The Gander")
• Ganda (disambiguation)