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The Cook Islands can be divided into two groups: the Southern Cook Islands and the Northern Cook Islands. The country is located in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. From December through to March, the Cook Islands are in the path of tropical cyclones, the most notable of which were cyclones ...
It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres (91 sq mi). The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,960,027 square kilometres (756,771 sq mi) of ocean. [8] Avarua is its capital. The Cook Islands is self-governing while in free association with New Zealand. Since the start of the 21st ...
Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of 67.39 km 2 (26.02 sq mi), and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 10,898 of a total population of 15,040. [2] The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings and international airport are on Rarotonga. Rarotonga is a popular ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Rarotonga. Geography of the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands are: a territory of New Zealand; Location: Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Pacific Ocean. South Pacific Ocean. Oceania. Polynesia; Time zone: UTC-10; Extreme points of the Cook Islands High: Te Manga 652 m (2,139 ft) Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
Avarua (meaning "Two Harbours" in Cook Islands Māori) is a town and district in the north of the island of Rarotonga, and is the national capital of the Cook Islands. The town is served by Rarotonga International Airport (IATA Airport Code: RAR) and Avatiu Harbour. The population of Avarua District is 4,906 (census of 2016). [1]
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Tilbrook Point is a conspicuous cliff forming the northwest point of Cook Island. Named by UK-APC for Peter J. Tilbrook, zoologist of the survey of the South Sandwich Islands from HMS Protector in 1964. [3] Reef Point is a point bounded by a small reef forming the west end of Cook Island, named descriptively. [2]