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    A sunset on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands with low Cumulus and Stratocumulus and high Cirrostratus clouds.
    A sunset on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands with low Cumulus and Stratocumulus and high Cirrostratus clouds.

    Mr Bullitt, edited by trialsanderrors / CC BY 2.5

    Chart

    545 landforms

    Major islands

    7
    • Rarotonga

      Rarotonga

      Area
      67.5 km²
      High point
      652 m

      Rarotonga (sometimes abbreviated Raro) is the largest and most populous island of the country of the Cook Islands. 02 sq mi), and is home to 72% of the country's population, with 10,898 of a total population of 15,040.

    • Mangaia

      Mangaia

      Area
      48.5 km²
      High point
      169 m

      Mangaia (traditionally known as A'ua'u Enua, which means "terraced island") is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga. 0 mi2), 203 kilometres (126 mi) from Rarotonga.

    • Atiu

      Atiu

      Area
      28.5 km²
      High point
      60 m

      Ātiu, also known as ʻEnuamanu (meaning land of the birds), is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. Part of the Nga-pu-Toru, it is 214 km (133 mi) northeast of Rarotonga. 4 sq mi) island has dropped by two-thirds in the last 50 years.

    • Mitiaro

      Mitiaro

      Area
      22.9 km²
      High point
      29 m

      Mitiʻāro, the fourth island in the Cook Islands group, is of volcanic origin. Standing in water 14,750 feet (4,500 m) deep it is four miles (6.4 km) across at its widest point.

    • Mauke

      Mauke

      Area
      19.2 km²
      High point
      41 m

      Mauke (Ma'uke also Akatokamanava) is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. One of the Nga-Pu-Toru islands, it is 277 km (172 mi) northeast of Rarotonga.

    • Aitutaki

      Aitutaki

      Area
      15.8 km²
      High point
      124 m

      Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araʻura and Utataki, is the second most-populated island in the Cook Islands, after Rarotonga. It is an "almost atoll", with fifteen islets in a lagoon adjacent to the main island. 97 sq mi), and the lagoon has an area of between 50 and 74 km2 (19 and 29 sq mi).

    • Suwarrow

      Area
      150 km²

      Suwarrow (also called Suvorov, Suvarou, or Suvarov) is an island in the northern group of the Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. It is about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) south of the equator and 930 kilometres (580 mi) north-northwest of the capital island of Rarotonga.

    Minor islands

    76

    • Penrhyn

      Area
      9.8 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Pukapuka

      Area
      5 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Manuae

      Area
      4.5 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Manihiki

      Area
      4 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Rakahanga

      Area
      4 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • Manuae

      Area
      2.5 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Ngake

      Area
      2.4 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Ruahara

      Area
      1.8 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Mangarongaro

      Area
      1.8 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Moananui

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Motu Ko

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Pukapuka Island

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Teutokono

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Tauhunu

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Nassau

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Takutea

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Patanga

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Tokerau

      Area
      0.73 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Tekopua

      Area
      0.66 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Tetaha Kiraro

      Area
      0.65 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Tepuka

      Area
      0.56 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Motu Kotawa

      Area
      0.56 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • North Island

      Area
      0.52 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.42 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Palmerston

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Akaiami

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Leicester

      Area
      0.38 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Cooks

      Area
      0.37 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Kokerekere

      Area
      0.33 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Matunga

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Ee

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Paravae / Hakamaru

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Porea

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Motu Oneone

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.24 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²

    • Motu Tou

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Motunui

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Bird Islands

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²

    • Maina

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Atutahi

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²

    • Anchorage Island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Tuahua

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Paerangi

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Murihiti

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Maina Iti

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Whale Island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Motukitiu

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Primerose

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Hohake Rahi

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Angarei

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Akitua

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Turtle Island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²

    • Motutapu

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Manu Island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Nuitikainga

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Te Aua Loa

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Tavaerua

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Oneroa

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²

    • Ahuapapa

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Akaro

      Area
      —
      High point
      1 m

      size unknown

    • Fifinui

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • High Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Motu Hakamaru

      Area
      —
      High point
      22 m

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    14

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 83 of 545; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m652 mRarotonga169 mMangaia124 mAitutaki60 mAtiu41 mMauke29 mMitiaro26 mNgake26 mMotu Tou25 mTakutea25 mPalmerston25 mTuahua24 mMatunga24 mPorea24 mMurihiti
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Suwarrow: 150 km²SuwarrowRarotonga: 67.5 km²RarotongaMangaia: 48.5 km²MangaiaAtiu: 28.5 km²AtiuMitiaro: 22.9 km²MitiaroMauke: 19.2 km²MaukeAitutaki: 15.8 km²AitutakiPenrhyn: 9.8 km²PenrhynPukapuka: 5 km²PukapukaManuae: 4.5 km²ManuaeManihiki: 4 km²ManihikiRakahanga: 4 km²RakahangaManuae: 2.5 km²ManuaeNgake: 2.4 km²NgakeRuahara: 1.8 km²RuaharaMangarongaro: 1.8 km²MangarongaroMoananui: 1.6 km²MoananuiUnnamed island: 1.6 km²Unnamed islandMotu Ko: 1.6 km²Motu KoPukapuka: 1.4 km²PukapukaTeutokono: 1.3 km²TeutokonoTauhunu: 1.3 km²TauhunuNassau: 1.2 km²NassauTakutea: 1.2 km²TakuteaPatanga: 1.2 km²PatangaTokerau: 0.73 km²TokerauTekopua: 0.66 km²TekopuaTetaha Kiraro: 0.65 km²Tetaha KiraroTepuka: 0.56 km²TepukaMotu Kotawa: 0.56 km²Motu KotawaNorth: 0.52 km²NorthUnnamed island: 0.42 km²Unnamed islandPalmerston: 0.4 km²PalmerstonAkaiami: 0.39 km²AkaiamiLeicester: 0.38 km²LeicesterCooks: 0.37 km²CooksKokerekere: 0.33 km²KokerekereMatunga: 0.29 km²MatungaEe: 0.28 km²EeParavae / Hakamaru: 0.25 km²Paravae / Hakamaru
    km², log scale. 5 without a known area.
    Suwarrow150 km²
    Rarotonga67.5 km²
    Mangaia48.5 km²
    Atiu28.5 km²
    Mitiaro22.9 km²
    Mauke19.2 km²
    Aitutaki15.8 km²
    Penrhyn9.8 km²
    Pukapuka5 km²
    Manuae4.5 km²
    Manihiki4 km²
    Rakahanga4 km²
    Manuae2.5 km²
    Ngake2.4 km²
    Ruahara1.8 km²
    Mangarongaro1.8 km²
    Moananui1.6 km²
    Unnamed island1.6 km²
    Motu Ko1.6 km²
    Pukapuka Island1.4 km²
    Teutokono1.3 km²
    Tauhunu1.3 km²
    Nassau1.2 km²
    Takutea1.2 km²
    Patanga1.2 km²
    Tokerau0.73 km²
    Tekopua0.66 km²
    Tetaha Kiraro0.65 km²
    Tepuka0.56 km²
    Motu Kotawa0.56 km²
    North Island0.52 km²
    Unnamed island0.42 km²
    Palmerston0.4 km²
    Akaiami0.39 km²
    Leicester0.38 km²
    Cooks0.37 km²
    Kokerekere0.33 km²
    Matunga0.29 km²
    Ee0.28 km²
    Paravae / Hakamaru0.25 km²
    Porea0.25 km²
    Motu Oneone0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Motu Tou0.2 km²
    Motunui0.19 km²
    Bird Islands0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Maina0.14 km²
    Atutahi0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Anchorage Island0.14 km²
    Tuahua0.14 km²
    Paerangi0.14 km²
    Murihiti0.13 km²
    Maina Iti0.13 km²
    Whale Island0.13 km²
    Motukitiu0.13 km²
    Primerose0.12 km²
    Hohake Rahi0.12 km²
    Angarei0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Akitua0.12 km²
    Turtle Island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Motutapu0.12 km²
    Manu Island0.11 km²
    Nuitikainga0.11 km²
    Te Aua Loa0.11 km²
    Tavaerua0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Oneroa0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata

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