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Selkirk may refer to:


People

* Alexander Selkirk, Scottish castaway who formed the basis for the novel Robinson Crusoe by
Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel ''Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its ...
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Selkirk (surname) Selkirk is a Scottish surname. The name is a habitational name, derived from Selkirk, located on the Scottish Borders. The place name is derived from the Middle English elements ''sale'', ''sele'', meaning "hall", "manor"; and ''kirk'', meaning ...
, 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


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), ''Selkirk'' (sternwheeler 1895) * * 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" {{disambiguation, geo