Elk (disambiguation)

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Elk may refer to a number of species of large deer:

• The name originates with Alces alces, the largest extant deer species, called the elk in Europe and the moose in North America.
• In North America it refers to Cervus canadensis. The various North American and Asian subspecies are sometimes called wapiti.
• In India it was used to refer to Cervus unicolor, commonly known as the sambar.
• The word is also used to indicate Megaloceros, the extinct giant deer or Irish elk.

Elk or ELK may also refer to:

Places:

• Ełk, a town in Poland
• Any of several towns in the United States:
  • Elk, California
  • Elk, Washington
  • Elk, Wisconsin
  • Elk Township, the name of several townships
• Elk Creek, several streams by that name
• Elk River, the name of numerous rivers and places
• Elk Lake, the name of several lakes
• Elk Range, a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies
• Elk Mountains (Colorado), a mountain range of the American Rockies

Technology:

• Extension Language Kit, a free Scheme implementation
• Elk (.hack), the name of a character in .hack
• Elk Cloner, a computer virus
• ELK Polyester, a cushion textile that is a low toxic, recycleable alternative to polyurethane manufactured by Teijin Fibers Ltd, Japan

Transport:

• Elk City Municipal Airport, a US airport with IATA airport code ELK
• Elko (Amtrak station), a US train station with Amtrak station code ELK
• South Devon Railway Eagle class, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive aka Elk

People

• Big Elk (c.1765-1846), chief of the Omaha
• Black Elk (c.1863-1950), Oglala Lakota Sioux medicine man and author

Other:

• An old name for the whooper swan (and possibly the greylag goose)
• A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks fraternal organization
• A transcription factor activated by Mitogen Activated Kinases (Entrez ID 2002)

[edit] See also

• Elk v. Wilkins, a United States Supreme Court case