End of the world

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Contents 1 Major references 1.1 Referring to an apocalyptic event 1.2 Referring to a place or location 2 Other references 2.1 Music 2.2 Film and television 2.3 Locations on Earth 2.4 Literature and Art 3 See also

As a general phrase, the end of the world may refer to a number of concepts. The most prominent derivatives of the term are listed below.

[edit] Major references

[edit] Referring to an apocalyptic event

• The ultimate fate of the universe
• The end of Earth as a planet (see also: Risks to civilization, humans and planet Earth)
• The end time (see also: Eschatology)
• The end of the fifth sun cycle, the predicted New Age belief that the end of the Long Count calendar is imminent
• The extinction of human beings. See also, risks to civilization, humans and planet Earth.

[edit] Referring to a place or location

• In the flat earth model, the "edge of the world"

[edit] Other references

[edit] Music

• End of the World (album), by Aphrodite's Child
• "The End of the World" (Skeeter Davis song)
• "The End of the World" (The Cure song)
• "End of the World" (Ash song)
• "Until the End of the World" (U2 Song)
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. song
• A song by Ayumi Hamasaki on the album Duty
• A song by Cold on the album 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage
• A song by The Living End on the album Modern ARTillery
• A song by P.O.D. on the album ""When Angels & Serpents Dance"
• A song by Blackfield
• A song by Angela
• A song by The Waltons
• A song by Armor for Sleep

[edit] Film and television

• The End of the World, the English title of the 1919 Danish film Verdens Undergang
• "The End of the World," an episode of Doctor Who
• Category 7: The End of the World, a 2005 television film
• End of the World, a 1931 film
• End of the World, a 1934 film starring Victor Francen
• End of the World, a 1977 film directed by John Hayes
• Until the End of the World, a 1991 film
• "The End of the World," an episode of Freddy's Nightmares
• "End of Earth," an episode of the anime series Dragon Ball Z
• 2012, a 2009 film, directed by Roland Emmerich about the prophesized end in 2012.

[edit] Locations on Earth

• Isla de los Estados, the lighthouse of which is known as "Faro del fin del mundo" ("Lighthouse at the end of the world")
• Timbuktu
• Yamal Peninsula, in northern Russia
• Fisterra in Galicia Spain is a contraction of "Fin de la tierra" the name given to it by the Romans
• End of the World Turn, cliffs along a bend in the Elk River near Ivydale, West Virginia

[edit] Literature and Art

• Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, a novel by Haruki Murakami
• "The End of the World", a painting by John Martin

[edit] See also

• World's End (disambiguation)
• Land's End (disambiguation)

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