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The Cook Islands (Rarotongan: Kūki ‘Airani; Penrhyn: Kūki Airani) is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres (91 sq mi).
- Culture of The Cook Islands
Cook Islands mythology has commonality with Polynesian myths...
- Demographics of The Cook Islands
Demographic features of the population of the Cook Islands...
- Rugby League in The Cook Islands
The domestic Cook Islands rugby league competition begins in...
- History of The Cook Islands
The Cook Islands are named after Captain James Cook, who...
- Rarotonga
Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook...
- Manuae
Manuae is an uninhabited atoll in the southern group of the...
- Mark Brown
He has served as Vice-President of the Cook Islands Chamber...
- Tapuaetai
Tapuaetai (tapuae: footprint; ta'i: one), or "One Foot...
- Aitutaki
Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araʻura and Utataki,...
- Culture of The Cook Islands
The Cook Islands and Niue have been recognised as sovereign states by some countries, and maintain diplomatic relations under their own name. The United States recognises the Cook Islands as a sovereign and independent state, and has signed treaties with the Cook Islands government.
Map showing the two chains 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.
The Cook Islands are a group of islands in the southern Pacific. They form an independent state, but have strong ties with New Zealand. The 15 small islands have a total land surface of 240 square kilometers. About 18.000 people live on the islands, most of them from tourism.
May 15, 2024 · Polynesians from Tahiti were probably the first people to settle Rarotonga -- the largest of the Cook Islands -- around A.D. 900. Over time, Samoans and Tongans also settled in Rarotonga, and Rarotongans voyaged to the northern Cook Islands, settling Manihiki and Rakahanga.
Dec 14, 2021 · Geography. Location. Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. Geographic coordinates. 21 14 S, 159 46 W. Map references. Oceania. Area. total: 236 sq km. land: 236 sq km. water: 0 sq km.
