Selkirk

Selkirk may refer to:

People

• Alexander Selkirk, Scottish castaway who formed the basis for the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
• Selkirk (surname), surname origin, and list of people with the surname
• Earl of Selkirk, a title in the Peerage of Scotland
• James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, Scottish politician and Life Peer, briefly 11th Earl of Selkirk
• Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada

Places

• Selkirk Mountains, in British Columbia, Canada, the Idaho panhandle, and far eastern Washington State, United States

Canada

• Selkirk, Manitoba
• Selkirk (federal electoral district), a federal riding in Manitoba
• Selkirk (provincial electoral district), in Manitoba
• Selkirk, Ontario
• Fort Selkirk, Yukon

Chile

• Alejandro Selkirk Island, in the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Valparaíso Region, Chile

Scotland

• Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland
• Selkirk (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
• Selkirkshire, Scotland

United States

• Selkirk, Kansas, an unincorporated community
• Selkirk, Missouri, a ghost town
• Selkirk, New York, an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Bethlehem

Animals

• Selkirk (horse), (1988–2013), a North American-bred, thoroughbred racehorse
• Selkirk Rex, a breed of cat which named from Selkirk Mountains

Education

• Selkirk College, a community college in British Columbia
• Selkirk Secondary School, a high school in Kimberley, British Columbia

Sports

• Selkirk F.C., a football club
• Selkirk RFC, a rugby club
• Winnipeg Selkirks, a former ice hockey team from Winnipeg, Canada, see List of ice hockey teams in Manitoba

Transportation

• Selkirk (sternwheeler 1895)
• HMS Selkirk (J18)
• Selkirk hurdle, a freight train route in New York
• Selkirk locomotive, a type of steam locomotive

Other uses

• Selkirk Communications, a defunct Canadian radio and television broadcasting company
• Selkirk Grace commonly recited before a Burns supper
• Selkirk transmitting station, near Selkirk, Scotland
• The animated movie 7 Sea Pirates, also known as "Selkirk, el verdadero Robinson Crusoe"

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This page was last edited on 11 December 2023, at 18:16