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Geography of the Cook Islands
21°14′S 159°46′W / 21.233°S 159.767°W
The Cook Islands is located in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. The country can be divided into two groups: the Southern Cook Islands and the Northern Cook Islands. Rarotonga in the southern group is the main island. All the other islands are known collectively as the Pa Enua or Outer Islands.
The land areas of the southern islands range in size up to the 67-square-kilometre (26 sq mi) Rarotonga, while none of the northern islands are bigger than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi). The most populous islands are Rarotonga with a population of 11,000 and Aitutaki with 1,800; none of the other islands have more than 500, and a few are uninhabited.
Two terrestrial ecoregions lie within the Cook Islands territory: the Central Polynesian tropical moist forests and the Cook Islands tropical moist forests.
The table is ordered from north to south, but can be re-ordered by any column. Figures are from the 2021 census.
The climate is tropical, moderated by trade winds, with a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March. The islands are in the path of tropical cyclones from December to March, the most notable of which were cyclones Martin (1997) and Percy (2005).
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
Geography of the Cook Islands
21°14′S 159°46′W / 21.233°S 159.767°W
The Cook Islands is located in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. The country can be divided into two groups: the Southern Cook Islands and the Northern Cook Islands. Rarotonga in the southern group is the main island. All the other islands are known collectively as the Pa Enua or Outer Islands.
The land areas of the southern islands range in size up to the 67-square-kilometre (26 sq mi) Rarotonga, while none of the northern islands are bigger than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi). The most populous islands are Rarotonga with a population of 11,000 and Aitutaki with 1,800; none of the other islands have more than 500, and a few are uninhabited.
Two terrestrial ecoregions lie within the Cook Islands territory: the Central Polynesian tropical moist forests and the Cook Islands tropical moist forests.
The table is ordered from north to south, but can be re-ordered by any column. Figures are from the 2021 census.
The climate is tropical, moderated by trade winds, with a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March. The islands are in the path of tropical cyclones from December to March, the most notable of which were cyclones Martin (1997) and Percy (2005).
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
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