Selkirk

Selkirk may refer to:

People

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 (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

United Kingdom

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

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

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