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Cook Islands Geography
Cook Islands Geography: A summary of information about Cook Islands Geography, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Cook Islands: Geography
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic coordinates
21 14 S, 159 46 W
Map references
Oceania
Area
total: 240 sq km land: 240 sq km water: 0 sq km
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 sq km
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
