alt=|frame|Map 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 one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.
Southern Cook Islands
Aitutaki
Atiu
Mangaia
Manuae
Mauke
Mitiaro
Palmerston Island
Rarotonga (capital)
Takutea
[[Northern Cook Islands]]
Manihiki
Nassau
Penrhyn atoll
Pukapuka
Rakahanga
Suwarrow
Statistics
; 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.)
; 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
References
External links
Maritime Boundaries
