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Concept
Geography of the Cook Islands
Summary
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 one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.
From March to December, the Cook Islands are in the path of tropical cyclones, the most notable of which were the cyclones Martin and Percy. Two terrestrial ecoregions lie within the islands' territory: the Central Polynesian tropical moist forests and the Cook Islands tropical moist forests.
Aitutaki
Atiu
Mangaia
Manuae
Mauke
Mitiaro
Palmerston Island
Rarotonga (capital)
Takutea
Manihiki
Nassau
Penrhyn atoll
Pukapuka
Rakahanga
Suwarrow
Note: The table is ordered from north to south. Population figures from the 2016 census.
Area
Total:
Land: 236 km2
Water: 0 km2
Area - comparative
1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Coastline
Maritime claims
Territorial sea:
Continental shelf: or to the edge of the continental margin
Exclusive economic zone:
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
Natural resources
coconuts
Land use
Arable land: 4.17%
Permanent crops: 4.17%
Other: 91.67% (2012 est.
Official source
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