Cook Island
Encyclopedia
Cook Island may refer to
All of the above are named after Captain James Cook.
- Cook Island, South Sandwich IslandsCook Island, South Sandwich IslandsCook Island is the central and largest island of Southern Thule, part of the South Sandwich Islands in the far south Atlantic Ocean. Southern Thule was discovered by a British expedition under Captain James Cook in 1775. The island was named for Cook by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen,...
, central island in Southern Thule - Cook Island of KiritimatiKiritimatiKiritimati or Christmas Island is a Pacific Ocean raised coral atoll in the northern Line Islands, and part of the Republic of Kiribati....
, KiribatiKiribatiKiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the... - Cook IslandsCook IslandsThe Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
, self governing democracy in the Pacific, in free association with New Zealand, of which "Cook Island" is the adjectival demonym - Cook Island Aquatic ReserveCook Island Aquatic ReserveCook Island Aquatic Reserve is a protected area located in the South Pacific Ocean, located from the Fingal Head mainland of New South Wales. The island was discovered by English explorers in 1770, and since been visited sporadically...
, protected area in the South Pacific - Cook Island (Florida)
- Cook Island (Indiana)
- Cook Island (Iowa)
- Cook Island (Maine)
- Cook Island (Michigan)
All of the above are named after Captain James Cook.