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Cook Island, Tierra del Fuego

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Adjacent bodies of water
  
Pacific ocean

Commune
  
Cabo de Hornos

Adjacent body of water
  
Pacific Ocean

Region
  
Magallanes

Island group
  
Tierra del Fuego

Cook Island, Tierra del Fuego

Province
  
Antártica Chilena Province

Cook Island, also known as London Island, is an island located in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. It lies west of Gordon Island, south of O'Brien Island and east of Londonderry Island at the head of Cook Bay, within the Alberto de Agostini National Park.

Map of Cook Island, Magallanes y la Ant%C3%A1rtica Chilena Region, Chile

Cook Island is the location of the Fueguino volcanic cones.

The island was named after Captain James Cook. Cook did not visit the island, but passed the mouth of Cook Bay on 19 December 1774. The bay was named in 1828 by Captain Henry Foster.

References

Cook Island, Tierra del Fuego Wikipedia


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