| Geography | Cook Islands |
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Location:
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Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand |
Geographic coordinates:
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21 14 S, 159 46 W |
Map references:
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Oceania |
Area:
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total: 236.7 sq km
land: 236.7 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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1.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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120 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
Climate:
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tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March |
Terrain:
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low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Te Manga 652 m |
Natural resources:
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NEGL |
Land use:
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arable land: 16.67%
permanent crops: 8.33%
other: 75% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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NA |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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typhoons (November to March) |
Environment - current issues:
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NA |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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the northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying, sparsely populated, coral atolls; the southern Cook Islands, where most of the population lives, consist of eight elevated, fertile, volcanic isles, including the largest, Rarotonga, at 67 sq km |
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