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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°12′S 56°51′W / 64.200°S 56.850°W |
| Length | 2.7 km (1.68 mi) |
| Width | 2.0 km (1.24 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 450 m (1480 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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Cockburn Island is an oval island 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) long, consisting of a high plateau with steep slopes surmounted on the northwest side by a pyramidal peak 450 m (1,476 ft) high, lying in the north-east entrance to Admiralty Sound, south of the north-east end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a British expedition (1839–43) led by Captain James Clark Ross, who named it for Admiral Sir George Cockburn, then serving as First Naval Lord (commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy).