Rasmussen is a surname of Danish and Norwegian origin. It may also refer to: Geography Rasmussen, Queensland, a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia Rasmussen Basin, a natural waterway through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut Rasmussen Lowlands, a 3,000 km² coastal plain complex of wetlands in Nunavut, Canada Knud Rasmussen Glacier in the far northwest of Greenland, to the north of the Thule Air Base Other uses Murder of Sherri Rasmussen Rasmussen's aneurysm, a pulmonary artery aneurysm adjacent or within a tuberculous cavity Rasmussen College, a private college offering degrees at multiple campuses in Minnesota Rasmussen's encephalitis, a rare, progressive neurological disorder Rasmussen Reports, an American public opinion polling company The "Rasmussen Report'''", an informal name for the WASH-1400 report about nuclear reactor safety Knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessel, a class of offshore patrol vessel operating in the Royal Danish Navy from 2008 See also Kall-Rasmussen Fragment, a parchment page (ca. 1275) from Saxo Gesta Danorum'' The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, a Canadian-Danish film about the pressures on the traditional Inuit culture when explorer Knud Rasmussen introduces European cultural influences