Some film and digital shots of Cooper's Island, taken in August 2011. The 77 acre island is located in the northeast part of Castle Harbour. The island has been used by many US Government agencies, having been the property of the US Army, US Air Force and US Navy (which relinquished the island in 1995), as well as previously being occupied by a NASA space tracking station. Between 1942 and 1995, access was restricted, but it is now open to the public.