Cockburn Island, Ontario

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Cockburn Island is an island in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Manitoulin District. It is separated from the westernmost point of Manitoulin Island by the Mississagi Strait, and from Michigan's Drummond Island by the False Detour Channel.

Cockburn Island had a permanent population of zero in the 2001 Canadian census (down from two in the 1996 census), although the island does have some summer recreational residents. The island is not connected to either Manitoulin or Drummond Islands by bridge or ferry service. The only available transportation is by private boat from Manitoulin.

A small portion of the island is taken up by the Cockburn Island 19 Indian reserve, which also has no permanent population; this is a heritage land belonging to a First Nation whose primary community is located on Manitoulin Island. The remainder constitutes the township of Cockburn Island.

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