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The Cook Islands can be divided into two groups.


SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS



NORTHERN COOK ISLANDS



LOCATION

Oceania , group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean , about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand


GEOGRAPHY

; Geographic Coordinates :
:
; Map references:
: Oceania
; Area:
  • Total: 240 km²

  • Land: 240 Km²

  • Water: 0 km²

    • ; Area - comparative:

: 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
; Land boundaries:
: 0 km
; Coastline:
: 120 km
; Maritime claims:
  • Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin

  • Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

  • Territorial sea: 12 nm

    • ; Climate:

: Tropical; moderated by trade winds
; 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

    • ; Natural resources:

: NEGL
; Land use:
  • Arable land: 9%

  • Permanent crops: 13%

  • Permanent pastures: 0%

  • Forests and woodland: 0%

  • Other: 78% (1993 est.)

    • ; Irrigated land:

: NA km²
; Natural hazards:
: Typhoons (November to March)
; Environment - current issues:
: NA
; Environment - international agreements:
  • Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea

  • Signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol


See also: Cook Islands