Selkirk
Appearance
(Redirected from Selkirk (Canada))
Selkirk may refer to:
People
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Selkirk Mountains, in British Columbia, Canada, the Idaho panhandle, and far eastern Washington State, United States
Canada
[edit]- Selkirk, Manitoba
- Selkirk (federal electoral district), a federal riding in Manitoba
- Selkirk (provincial electoral district), in Manitoba
- Selkirk, Ontario
- Fort Selkirk, Yukon
Chile
[edit]- Alejandro Selkirk Island, in the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Valparaíso Region, Chile
Scotland
[edit]- Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland
- Selkirk (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
- Selkirkshire, Scotland
United States
[edit]- Selkirk, Kansas, an unincorporated community
- Selkirk, Missouri, a ghost town
- Selkirk, New York, an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Bethlehem
Animals
[edit]- Selkirk (horse), (1988–2013), a North American-bred, thoroughbred racehorse
- Selkirk Rex, a breed of cat which named from Selkirk Mountains
Education
[edit]- Selkirk College, a community college in British Columbia
- Selkirk Secondary School, a high school in Kimberley, British Columbia
Sports
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Selkirk (sternwheeler 1895)
- HMS Selkirk (J18)
- Selkirk hurdle, a freight train route in New York
- Selkirk locomotive, a type of steam locomotive
Other uses
[edit]- 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"