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Cockburn may refer to:


People

* Cockburn (surname), a surname of Scottish origin


Places


Australia

* City of Cockburn, Local Government Area of Western Australia, named after Admiral Sir George Cockburn * Electoral district of Cockburn, seat in the Western Australian parliament * Cockburn, South Australia, a locality on the NSW-SA state border * Cockburn River, tributary of the Namoi River, NSW * Cockburn Central, Western Australia, in the southern suburbs of Perth


Canada

* Cockburn Island (Ontario), a island in Lake Huron *
Cape Cockburn (Nunavut) Cape Cockburn () is a cape marking the northeastern extremity of Pasteur Peninsula on Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The name appears on a chart based upon a British expedition under Henry Foster, 1828–31, who perhaps gave the name ...
, a cape at the southern end of Bathurst Island in Nunavut *
Cockburn River (Nunavut) Cockburn River ( ) is a perennial river that is part of the Namoi catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia. The river rises in the west slopes of Moonbi Range, near ...
, a river in north-central
Baffin Island Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is , slightly larger than Spain; its population was 13,039 as of the 2021 Canadia ...
in Nunavut


Caribbean

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Cockburn Gardens Cockburn may refer to: People * Cockburn (surname), a surname of Scottish origin Places Australia * City of Cockburn, Local Government Area of Western Australia, named after Admiral Sir George Cockburn * Electoral district of Cockburn, seat in ...
, a district in the eastern part of
Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...
*
Cockburn Harbour Cockburn Harbour is a settlement in the Turks and Caicos. It is the largest community on the island of South Caicos, with some 811 people. It has the best natural harbour of the Caicos Islands, and was once an important centre for regional trade ...
, a settlement in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Cockburn Town, the capital city of the Turks and Caicos Islands * Cockburn Town, Bahamas on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, named after Sir Francis Cockburn


Other places

* Cockburn Island (Antarctica) * Cockburn Island (Polynesia), the name given by the British to Fangataufa atoll in
French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...
* Cockburn School, a secondary school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England *
Cockburn Channel The Cockburn Channel () is a channel that separates the Brecknock Peninsula, which is the westernmost projection of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, from Clarence Island, Capitán Aracena Island and other minor islands in Chile. It is located ...
, a 64 km long sea channel in Tierra del Fuego


Other uses

* Cockburn Collection, a collection of tartan patterns *
Cockburn's Port Cockburn's Port ( ) is a port wine producer in Portugal. Cockburn's was set up by Scotsman Robert Cockburn in 1815, who returned to Portugal after first visiting the country as a soldier fighting under Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars. It la ...
, a brand of port wine produced by Symington Family Estates


See also

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Coburn (disambiguation) __NOTOC__ Coburn may refer to: Places * Coburn, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place, United States * Coburn, West Virginia, an unincorporated community, United States * Coburn Mountain (Maine), United States * Coburn Hill, Yellowstone County, M ...
, pronounced the same as Cockburn {{disambiguation