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Pelorus

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Pelorus may refer to:

Places

  • Pelorus (Sicily), a peninsula of the island of Sicily
  • Pelorus Island, an island in Queensland
  • Pelorus Islet, an islet in South Australia
  • Pelorus River, a river in the South Island of New Zealand
  • Pelorus Sound, in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand
  • Pelorus (Πέλωρος), an ancient Greek name for, probably, the modern-day Aragvi; see Artoces of Iberia

Ships

Other

  • Pelorus (instrument), a navigational instrument
  • Pelorus Jack, a dolphin
  • Pelorus Research, a trading name of Holdingham Group Limited
  • In Greek mythology, Pelorus was one of the Spartoi
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