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  • In Australia:
    • Division of Rankin
      Division of Rankin
      The Division of Rankin is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate....

      , an electoral district in the Australian Federal House of Representatives, in Queensland

  • In Canada:
    • Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
      Nunavut
      Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

    • Rankin Inlet Airport
      Rankin Inlet Airport
      Rankin Inlet Airport is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron....

      , Nunavut
    • Rankin River
      Rankin River
      The Rankin River is a river in the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County in southwestern Ontario, Canada which flows from the east side of the Bruce Peninsula to join the Sauble River near Sauble Falls Provincial Park on the west side...

      , Ontario
    • Rankin Location 15D, Ontario
      Rankin Location 15D, Ontario
      Rankin Location 15D is a First Nations reserve in Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the north, west and south by the city of Sault Ste. Marie, and on the east by Garden River First Nations reserve. It is one of the reserve locations for the Batchawana First...

      , Batchawana First Nation, Ontario
    • Rankin Lake, Nova Scotia
      Nova Scotia
      Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...


  • In the United Kingdom
    • John Rankin Junior School
      John Rankin Junior School
      John Rankin School is a state primary school situated in the historic town of Newbury, in West Berkshire, UK. With around 400 students attending, it combines a nursery, infants and juniors school on a single site. The headmistresses are Ms. Valenti and Ms. Brown.John Rankin Junior School has a...

      , West Berkshire

  • In the United States:
    • Rankin, California
      Rankin, California
      Rankin is a former settlement in Mendocino County, California. It lay at an elevation of 1568 feet ....

    • Rankin, Illinois
      Rankin, Illinois
      Rankin is a village in Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 617 at the 2000 census.-History:...

    • Rankin, Pennsylvania
      Rankin, Pennsylvania
      Rankin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. Early in the 20th century, Rankin specialized in manufacturing steel and wire goods...

      • Rankin Bridge
        Rankin Bridge
        The George Rankin Jr. Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge that carries the Green Belt across the Monongahela River between Whitaker, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania. It carries four lanes of automobile traffic, plus pedestrian walkways, both paved with concrete. The bridge serves over...

        , a bridge in Pennsylvania
    • Rankin (Ellis County), Texas
      Rankin (Ellis County), Texas
      For the county seat of Upton County, Texas, see: Rankin, Texas.Rankin is an unincorporated place in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 12 in the 2000 census. It was named for Frederick Harrison Rankin, who had settled on nearby Chambers Creek before 1874.-Geography:Rankin is...

    • Rankin (Upton County), Texas
    • Rankin, Wisconsin
      Rankin, Wisconsin
      Rankin is an unincorporated community located, in the town of Ahnapee, in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Rankin is positioned along the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 54 and County Highway D, and it is the closest community to Krohns Lake.-References:...

    • Rankin County, Mississippi
      Rankin County, Mississippi
      -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,327 people, 42,089 households, and 31,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile . There were 45,070 housing units at an average density of 58 per square mile...

    • Rankin Independent School District
      Rankin Independent School District
      Rankin Independent School District is a public school district located in Rankin, Texas .The district has two schools - Rankin High School and James Gossett Elementary....

      , Texas

Other

  • HMAS Rankin (SSG 78)
    HMAS Rankin (SSG 78)
    HMAS Rankin is the sixth and final submarine of the Collins class, which are operated by the Royal Australian Navy . Named for Lieutenant Commander Robert William Rankin, the boat was laid down in 1995, and commissioned into the RAN in March 2003, following major delays.Early in her career, Rankin...

  • Modified Rankin scale
    Modified Rankin Scale
    The modified Rankin Scale is a commonly used scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke, and it has become the most widely used clinical outcome measure for stroke clinical trials. It was originally introduced in 1957 by...

    , a measure of disability
  • Rankin v. McPherson
    Rankin v. McPherson
    Rankin v. McPherson, 483 U.S. 378 , is a major decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. It addressed matters of First Amendment concern, particularly whether the protection of the First Amendment extends to government employees who make extremely critical remarks about the President...

  • USS Rankin (AKA-103)
    USS Rankin (AKA-103)
    USS Rankin was a named after Rankin County, Mississippi. Like all AKAs, Rankin was designed to transport military cargo and landing craft, and use the latter to land weapons, supplies, soldiers and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious operations.She was the 103rd of 114 ships eventually...

  • Operation Rankin - Allied plan of occupying Germany and occupied territories in case of collapse of Nazi power.
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