Selkirk may refer to:

People

Alexander Selkirk Alexander Selkirk (167613 December 1721) was a Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer who spent four years and four months as a castaway (1704–1709) after being marooned by his captain, initially at his request, on an uninhabited island ...

, Scottish castaway who formed the basis for the novel

Robinson Crusoe ''Robinson Crusoe'' ( ) is an English adventure novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. Written with a combination of Epistolary novel, epistolary, Confessional writing, confessional, and Didacticism, didactic forms, the ...

Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, merchant 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 number of translati ...

* Selkirk (surname), surname origin, and list of people with the surname *

Earl of Selkirk Earl of Selkirk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, used since 1646. It has rules of inheritance subject to unusual and unique provisions. History The title was created on 14 August 1646 for William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, Lord W ...

, a title in the Peerage of Scotland *

James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, (31 July 1942 – 28 November 2023) was a Scottish Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West and then as a member of the Scottish Parliament ...

, Scottish politician and Life Peer, briefly 11th Earl of Selkirk *

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk FRS FRSE (20 June 1771 – 8 April 1820) was a Scottish landowner and philanthropist. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada at the Red River Colony. E ...

, Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada

Places

Selkirk Mountains The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia which are part of a larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains. They begin at Mic ...

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

Canada

Selkirk, Manitoba Selkirk is a city in the western Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba, located on the Red River of the North, Red River about northeast of Winnipeg, the provincial capital. It has a population of 10,504 as of the 20 ...

Selkirk (federal electoral district) Selkirk was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1871 to 1979. This riding was created in 1871 when the province of Manitoba was created. It was abolished in 1976 when it ...

, a federal riding in Manitoba *

Selkirk (provincial electoral district) Selkirk is a provincial electoral division in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957 from part of St. Andrews (electoral district), St. Andrews, and has formally existed ...

, in Manitoba * Selkirk, Ontario *

Fort Selkirk Fort Selkirk is a former trading post on the Yukon River at the confluence of the Pelly River in Canada's Yukon. For many years it was home to the Selkirk First Nation (Northern Tutchone). Climate On February 3, 1947, a temperature of –65 ° ...

, Yukon

Chile

Alejandro Selkirk Island Alejandro Selkirk Island (), previously known as Más Afuera (Farther Out (to Sea)) and renamed after the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, is the largest and most westerly island in the Juan Fernández Archipelago of the Valparaíso Region of ...

, in the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Valparaíso Region, Chile

Scotland

Selkirk, Scottish Borders Selkirk is a town and historic royal burgh in the Scottish Borders council district of southeastern Scotland. It lies on the Ettrick Water, a tributary of the River Tweed. The people of the town are known as Souters, which means cobblers (sho ...

, Scotland *

Selkirk (Parliament of Scotland constituency) Selkirk was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates. After the Acts of Union 1707, Selkirk, Lanark, Linlithgow and Peebles formed the Lanark district of burghs, returning one ...

Selkirkshire Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. It de ...

, Scotland

United States

Selkirk, Kansas Selkirk is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Kansas Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Leoti. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,152. The county was named a ...

, an unincorporated community * Selkirk, Missouri, a ghost town *

Selkirk, New York Selkirk is a hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York, United States. It is located south of the city of Albany and is a suburb of that city. A major freight railyard operated by the Selkirk Subdivision of CSX Transportatio ...

, an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Bethlehem ** Selkirk Yard, a large freight railroad yardlocated in

Animals

Selkirk (horse) Selkirk (February 19, 1988 – January 3, 2013) was an American-bred Thoroughbred race horse and sire (horse), sire who raced mainly in Europe. Bred in Pennsylvania and owned by American philanthropist businessman George W. Strawbridge Jr., he w ...

, (1988–2013), a North American-bred, thoroughbred racehorse *

Selkirk Rex The Selkirk Rex is a breed of cat with highly curled hair. Background The Selkirk Rex is distinct from all other Rex breeds. Unlike the Devon Rex and Cornish Rex, the hair is of normal length and not partly missing. There are longhair and shor ...

, a breed of cat which named from Selkirk Mountains

Education

Selkirk College Selkirk College is a public college founded in 1966 with its main campus in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. The college has student housing at its Castlegar and Nelson campuses. Students frequently struggle to find accommodation. The col ...

, a community college in British Columbia *

Selkirk Secondary School Selkirk Secondary School is a public high school in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean t ...

, a high school in Kimberley, British Columbia

Sports

* Selkirk F.C., a football club *

Selkirk RFC Selkirk Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Selkirk in the Borders, Scotland. They play in their home games at Philiphaugh, and compete in the Scottish Premiership (the highest tier of club rugby) and the Border League (the o ...

, a rugby club *

Winnipeg Selkirks Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making ...

, a former ice hockey team from Winnipeg, Canada, see

List of ice hockey teams in Manitoba The following is a list of ice hockey teams in Manitoba, past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won. Major Professional National Hockey League World Hockey Association Minor Professional Current teams ...

Transportation

* ''Selkirk'' (sternwheeler 1895) * *

Selkirk hurdle The Selkirk Hurdle is the term used by urban planners, railroad employees, politicians, and others to describe the route that must be taken by freight trains traveling between New York City and other points in downstate New York that are east of ...

, a freight train route in New York *

Selkirk locomotive The Selkirk locomotives were 36 steam locomotives of the 2-10-4 wheel arrangement built for Canadian Pacific Railway by Montreal Locomotive Works, Montreal in Quebec, Canada. History The first of these large engines, which had a 2-10-4 wheel arr ...

, a type of steam locomotive

Other uses

Selkirk Communications Selkirk Communications was a Canadian radio and television broadcasting company, which operated from 1959 to 1989. Evolving out of Taylor, Pearson & Carson, a local broadcaster in Vancouver founded in 1934, the company grew to own 14 radio statio ...

, a defunct Canadian radio and television broadcasting company *

Selkirk Grace A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), the author of many Scots poems. The suppers are usually held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, known as Burns Night (; ) ...

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