• Source: Geography of the Cook Islands

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 March to December, the Cook Islands are in the path of tropical cyclones, the most notable of which were cyclones Martin (1997) and Percy (2005). Two terrestrial ecoregions lie within the islands' territory: the Central Polynesian tropical moist forests and the Cook Islands tropical moist forests.




Islands and reefs






= Southern Cook Islands

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Aitutaki
Atiu
Mangaia
Manuae
Mauke
Mitiaro
Palmerston Island
Rarotonga (capital)
Takutea




= Northern Cook Islands

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Manihiki
Nassau
Penrhyn atoll
Pukapuka
Rakahanga
Suwarrow




= Table

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Note: The table is ordered from north to south. Population figures from the 2016 census.




Statistics


Area

Total: 236 km2 (91 sq mi)
Land: 236 km2
Water: 0 km2
Area - comparative

1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Coastline

120 km (75 mi)
Maritime claims

Territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
Continental shelf: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) or to the edge of the continental margin
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
Climate

Tropical; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March
Terrain

Low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south
Elevation extremes

Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
Highest point: Te Manga 652 m (2,139 ft)
Natural resources

coconuts
Land use

Arable land: 4.17%
Permanent crops: 4.17%
Other: 91.67% (2012 est.)

Natural hazards

Typhoons (November to March)
Environment - international agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection




See also


List of ecoregions in the Cook Islands




References



This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.




External links


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• Britania Raya
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• Outline of the Cook Islands
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• Religion in the Cook Islands
• Cook Island, South Sandwich Islands
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