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Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to:


Fish

* Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''
Esox ''Esox'' is a genus of freshwater fish commonly known as pike or pickerel. It is the type genus of the family Esocidae. The type species of the genus is ''Esox lucius'', the northern pike. ''Esox'' has been present in Laurentia (which later ...
'', genus of pikes ** Northern pike, common northern hemisphere pike * Mackerel pike or Pacific saury, a fish popular in east Asian cuisine * Walleyed pike or walleye, ''Sander vitreus'', not actually a pike, but regionally referred to as such


Places


Russia

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Shchukino District Shchukino District (russian: райо́н Щу́кино) is an administrative district (raion) of North-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 administrative districts of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. It borders with Pokrovs ...
(Russian for "Pike" District), an area in North-Western Administrative Okrug, part of the federal city of Moscow.


Canada

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Pike Island (Nunavut) Pike Island (or Pikes Island) is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated off ...
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Pike River (Quebec) Pike River (french: Rivière aux Brochets) is a tributary of lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), flowing successively in: * Franklin County, Vermont, in northern Vermont (United States); and * the municipalities of Frelighsburg, Stanbridge East ...


Great Britain

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Clougha Pike Clougha Pike ( ) is a hill in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. From the west it looms over the Conder Valley, the city of Lancaster and Lancaster University. It is visible from as far away as Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakeland mount ...
, a hill in Lancashire, England *
Cold Pike Cold Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Crinkle Crags and stands above the Upper Duddon Valley. Topography When travelling clockwise, Crinkle Crags is the last of the high cirque of fells forming the head of ...
, a fell in the Lake District, England *
Dollywaggon Pike Dollywaggon Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main spine of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, between Thirlmere and the Ullswater catchment. Name The spelling ‘Dollywaggon’ is used on Ordnance Survey 1:25 ...
, a fell in the Lake District, England *
Esk Pike Esk Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, one of the cirque of hills forming the head of Eskdale. Topography The Southern Fells include the highest ground in England, a horseshoe which begins with Scafell and Scafell Pike in the west an ...
, a fell in the Lake District, England * Hartshead Pike, a hill in Lancashire, England * The Langdale Pikes, a range of hills in the Lake District, England *
Murton Pike Murton is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. The parish had a population of 330 in 2001, rising to 360 at the 2011 Census. Settlements within the parish include the villages of Hilton, Langton, Brackenbe ...
, a hill in Cumbria, England *
Nethermost Pike Nethermost Pike is a fell in Cumbria, England, and a part of the Lake District. At it is the second highest Wainwright in the Helvellyn range, the highest of which is Helvellyn itself. It is located close to the southern end of the ridge, with ...
, a fell in the Lake District, England * Pikes (hill), a hill in the Lake District, England * Red Pike (Buttermere), a fell near Buttermere in the Lake District, England * Red Pike (Wasdale), a fell near Wasdale in the Lake District, England * Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England * The Pike (Hesk Fell), one of Wainwright's ''outlying fells'' in the Lake District, England


United States

* Pike, California, a census-designated place * Pike, Indiana, an unincorporated community *
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville () is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Kentucky, United States. During the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census, the population within Pikeville's city limits was 7,754. In Kentucky's current city classification sys ...
* Pike, New Hampshire, an unincorporated community * Pike, New York, a town ** Pike (CDP), New York, hamlet in the town of Pike * Pike, Texas, an unincorporated community * Pike, West Virginia * Pike Bay Township, Cass County, Minnesota * Pike Island, Minnesota *
Pike National Forest The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km2) within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and E ...
, Colorado * Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington *
Pike Road, Alabama Pike Road is a town in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,439, up from 5,406 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Montgomery metropolitan area. Pike Road was founded in 1815. Pike Road was in ...
* Pikes Peak, in Colorado *
The Pike ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
, an amusement park in California * Pike County, Alabama * Pike County, Arkansas * Pike County, Georgia * Pike County, Illinois *
Pike County, Indiana Pike County is a county in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 12,845. The county seat is Petersburg. It contains the geographic point representing median center of US popu ...
* Pike County, Kentucky * Pike County, Mississippi * Pike County, Missouri * Pike County, Ohio * Pike County, Pennsylvania


Multiple entities

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Pike County (disambiguation) Pike County is the name of ten counties in the United States: * Pike County, Alabama * Pike County, Arkansas * Pike County, Georgia * Pike County, Illinois * Pike County, Indiana * Pike County, Kentucky * Pike County, Mississippi * Pike ...
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Pike Township (disambiguation) Pike Township may refer to: Illinois * Pike Township, Livingston County, Illinois Indiana * Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana * Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana * Pike Township, Ohio County, Indiana * Pike Township, Warren County, Indian ...


Military

* Pike (weapon), a long thrusting pole weapon used by infantry * Pike square, a Swiss military tactic * HMS ''Pike'', the name of five ships of the Royal Navy * USS ''Pike'' (SS-6), an American ''Plunger''-class submarine * USS ''Pike'' (SS-173), the first all-welded submarine *
Pike (munition) The Pike is a precision-guided mini-missile designed by Raytheon. It is a 40 mm guided munition that can be fired from the barrel of a Heckler & Koch M320 Grenade Launcher Module and Enhanced Grenade Launching Module (EGLM) like a standard ...
, a Raytheon-developed guided round fired from a grenade launcher


Music

* ''Pikes'' (album), released by Buckethead in 2013 *
The Northern Pikes The Northern Pikes are a Canadian rock band formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1984. The original members are Jay Semko, Bryan Potvin, Merl Bryck and Glen Hollingshead, who left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Don Schmid in June 1986. ...
, a Canadian rock band, from Saskatoon


Sports

* Pike (diving), a position used in competitive diving * Pike (gymnastics), a position in which the body is bent only in the hips * Pike, a variant of the
kick (b-boy move) A kick is a b-boy move that generally constitutes a one-handed handstand with the legs and free arm in some stylish position. Kicks can be employed as freezes, in which case they are held as long as possible. Alternatively, they can be executed ...
* Pike, a type of cheerleading jump


Technology

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Pike (cipher) The Pike stream cipher was invented by Ross Anderson to be a "leaner and meaner" version of FISH after he broke FISH in 1994. Its name is supposed to be a humorous allusion to the pike fish. The cipher combines ideas from A5 with the lagged Fib ...
, a stream cipher invented by Ross Anderson * Pike (programming language), a programming language *
Red Pike (cipher) Red Pike is a classified United Kingdom government encryption algorithm, proposed for use by the National Health Service by GCHQ, but designed for a "broad range of applications in the British government. Little is publicly known about Red Pike, e ...
, a British government cipher


Characters

* Pike Trickfoot, a gnome cleric in the D&D Web Series '' Critical Role'' * Pike (Buffyverse character), a minor character in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Pike, a racer character in '' Rimba Racer'' * Langdale Pike, a minor character in ''The Adventure of the Three Gables'', a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
Private Frank Pike Private Frank Pike is a fictional Home Guard private and junior bank clerk, first portrayed by actor Ian Lavender in the BBC television sitcom ''Dad's Army''. He was appointed as the platoon's information officer by Captain Mainwaring in The Ma ...
Character in UK TV show Dad's Army * Captain
Christopher Pike (Star Trek) Christopher Pike is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise. He is the immediate predecessor to James T. Kirk as captain of the starship . Pike first appeared as the main character of the original unaired pilot episo ...
, a character in the ''
Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' science fiction franchise.


Other uses

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Pike (surname) Pike is a surname of English origin. In the United States, Pike is the 1138th most common surname (based on the 1990 census). In England and Wales, it is the 513th most common surname (based on a Sept 2002 database of the Office for National St ...
, a list of people * Pike Expedition, an American exploration of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains * Pike pole, a long-handled reaching, holding, and pulling tool *
Pike potato Pike is a variety of potato bred by the Cornell and Pennsylvania Experimental Stations in March 1996. This clone originated from a cross made in 1981, between 'Allegany' and ' Atlantic potato' varieties.Paul R. Wonning It is resistant to infecti ...
, a variety of potato * The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War, 2009 biography * Pike or toll road, a road on which fees are collected ** Massachusetts Turnpike, known as "The Pike" * Pike, a colloquial name for the
Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha (), commonly known as PIKE, is a college fraternity founded at the University of Virginia in 1868. The fraternity has over 225 chapters and colonies across the United States and abroad with over 15,500 undergraduate members over 30 ...
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WWFX WWFX (100.1 FM; "100 FM The Pike") is a classic rock radio station serving the Worcester vicinity. It is under ownership of Cumulus Media. WWFX is also an affiliate of the New England Patriots Radio Network. History The station signed on Novemb ...
, branded as "100 FM The Pike"


See also

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Pike Creek (disambiguation) Pike Creek may refer to: Place name * Pike Creek, Delaware, United States * Pike Creek, Ontario, Canada * Pike Creek Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, United States * Kenosha, Wisconsin (formerly Pike Creek) River United States * Pike Cr ...
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Piker (disambiguation) Piker may refer to type of persons like a Miser, Pikey or Vagrant. It may also refer to: People *Hasan Piker (born 1991), American Twitch streamer and political commentator *Yosmani Piker (born 1987), Cuban male judoka Fictional characters * Mir ...
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Pikes Peak (disambiguation) Pikes Peak is a summit of the Rocky Mountains in North America. Pikes Peak or Pike's Peak may also refer to: Other places * Pikes Peak, Georgia * Pikes Peak, Indiana * Pikes Peak State Park, Iowa * Pikes Peak (Missouri) Other uses * ''Pike's P ...
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Pyke (disambiguation) Pyke is a surname, and may refer to Fictional characters *George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury, character devised by PG Wodehouse *Pyke, The Bloodharbor Ripper from League of Legends Real people *Don Pyke (born 1968), Australian rules footballer *G ...
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