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Cockburn is a surname of Scottish origin. See Cockburn (surname)Cockburn (surname)
Cockburn, often , is a Scottish surname that originated in the Borders region of the Scottish Lowlands. In the United States most members of the same family have adopted the simplified spelling 'Coburn'...
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Places
Canada- Cockburn Island (Ontario) , a 120 square miles (310.8 km²) island in Lake HuronLake HuronLake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
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Caribbean
- Cockburn Gardens, a district in the eastern part of Kingston, JamaicaKingston, JamaicaKingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
- Cockburn TownCockburn TownCockburn Town is the capital city of the Turks and Caicos Islands.-Location and features:Cockburn Town is located on the largest island in the Turks Islands archipelago, Grand Turk Island. Historic 18th and 19th century Bermudian architecture line Duke and Front Streets in Cockburn Town...
, the capital city of the Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsThe Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and... - Cockburn Town, Bahamas on San Salvador IslandSan Salvador IslandSan Salvador Island, also known as Watlings Island, is an island and district of the Bahamas. Until 1986, when the National Geographic Society suggested Samana Cay, it was widely believed that during his first expedition to the New World, San Salvador Island was the first land sighted and visited...
in the Bahamas, named after Sir Francis CockburnFrancis CockburnSir Francis Cockburn served in the British Army, played an important role in the early settlement of eastern Canada and was a colonial administrator....
Australia
- The City of Cockburn, a Local Government Area of Western Australia, named after Admiral Sir George CockburnGeorge CockburnAdmiral of the Fleet Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet GCB was a British naval commander of the late 18th through the mid-19th centuries. He held important commands during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 and eventually rose to become Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord.-Naval...
. - The Electoral district of CockburnElectoral district of CockburnCockburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's south-western suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Labor seat.-Geography:...
, a seat in the Western Australian parliament. - Cockburn, South AustraliaCockburn, South AustraliaCockburn is a town on the border of South Australia and New South Wales near Broken Hill. The town population consists of roughly 25 people with a greater regional community of 180 as of 2005.-Town history:...
, a town on the New South Wales-South Australia state border. - Cockburn RiverCockburn RiverThe Cockburn River is a river in New South Wales, Australia.The Cockburn River rises near Woolbrook, New South Wales in the southern New England tablelands. It drains the western side of the Great Dividing Range...
, a tributary of the Namoi River east of Tamworth, New South Wales.
Other
- Cockburn Collection, a collection of TartanTartanTartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...
patterns - Cockburn's Port, a brand of Beam Global Spirits & Wine