Cook Island, South Sandwich Islands

Cook Island (59°27′ S 027°10′ W) is a central island of Southern Thule, in the South Sandwich Islands. 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.

See also: Cook Island, South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica, British overseas territory, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, James Cook, List of sub-antarctic islands