Cockburn Explained

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
• Cockburn Sound, an inlet in Western Australia

Canada

• Cockburn Island (Ontario), a 120sqmi island in Lake Huron
• Cape Cockburn (Nunavut), a cape at the southern end of Bathurst Island in Nunavut
• Cockburn River (Nunavut), a river in north-central Baffin Island in Nunavut

Caribbean

• Cockburn Gardens, a district in the eastern part of Kingston, Jamaica
• Cockburn Harbour, 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
• Cockburn School, a secondary school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
• Cockburn Channel, a 64 km long sea channel in Tierra del Fuego

Other uses

• Cockburn Collection, a collection of tartan patterns
• Cockburn's Port, a brand of port wine produced by Symington Family Estates

See also

• Coburn (disambiguation), pronounced the same as Cockburn