Archipelago South Sandwich Islands Highest elevation 1,115 m (3,658 ft) Population Uninhabited Max length 9.7 km Island group Southern Thule | Width 3 km (1.9 mi) Highest point Mount Harmer Elevation 1,115 m Peak Mount Harmer | |
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Similar Bellingshausen Island, Leskov Island, Vindication Island, Candlemas Island, Visokoi Island | ||
Cook 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, which explored the South Sandwich Islands in 1819–20.
Map of Cook Island, SIQQ 1ZZ, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Cook Island measures about 6 by 3 km (3.7 by 1.9 mi) wide. It is heavily glaciated and uninhabited. Its highest peak, Mount Harmer, rises to 1,115 m (3,658 ft).
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Cook Island, South Sandwich Islands Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA