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Penrhyn
Part of Northern Cook Islands
Penrhyn (also called Tongareva, Māngarongaro, Hararanga, and Te Pitaka) is an atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. The northernmost island in the group, it is located at 1,365 km (848 mi) north-north-east of the capital island of Rarotonga, 9 degrees south of the equator.
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Overview
Penrhyn (also called Tongareva, Māngarongaro, Hararanga, and Te Pitaka) is an atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. The northernmost island in the group, it is located at 1,365 km (848 mi) north-north-east of the capital island of Rarotonga, 9 degrees south of the equator. Its nearest neighbours are Rakahanga and Manihiki, approximately 350 kilometres (220 mi) to the southwest. Once one of the most heavily populated atolls, it was almost completely depopulated by Peruvian slavers in 1864.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands10
- Islets74
- Rocks & skerries4
Major islands
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).
Mangarongaro
- Area
- 1.8 km²
- High point
- 23 m
Minor islands
Tepuka
- Area
- 0.56 km²
- High point
- 22 m
Ee
- Area
- 0.28 km²
- High point
- 10 m
Motunui
- Area
- 0.19 km²
- High point
- 19 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.17 km²
Atutahi
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 23 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
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
Ahuapapa
- Area
- —
size unknown
Islets
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Aitutaki | 15.8 km² |
| Mangarongaro | 1.8 km² |
| Tepuka | 0.56 km² |
| Ee | 0.28 km² |
| Motunui | 0.19 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.17 km² |
| Atutahi | 0.14 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.14 km² |
| Angarei | 0.12 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.12 km² |
| Akitua | 0.12 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 km² |
| Mangere | 0.08 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Atiati | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Papau | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.04 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.04 km² |
| Vaiere | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Tepetepe | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Moturakina | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 1 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.8 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.8 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.8 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.7 ha |
| Ahu a Miria | 0.7 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.7 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
Overlapping groups
Photographs
A sunset on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands with low Cumulus and Stratocumulus and high Cirrostratus clouds.
View of the Cook Islands taken during ISS Expedition 24.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
NASA astronaut image of Penrhyn Atoll (Cook Islands) in the Pacific Ocean
View of the Cook Islands taken during ISS Expedition 24.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
Roofing, gutters and water tanks have been provided to residents. This photo also shows the weed encroachment on the crushed coral paths.
Solar power array almost complete at Omoka, Tongareva Atoll, Northern Cook Islands, May 2015
The focal point is a church. The building is situated in between a row of coconut trees on either side. Possibly taken on an assignment with the Navy.
Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898-1970, photographer / CC BY 4.0
NASA astronaut image of Penrhyn Atoll (Cook Islands) in the Pacific Ocean
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Penrhyn Aerial EFS 1280. EwanSmith / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aitutaki sunset 1. Mr Bullitt, edited by trialsanderrors / CC BY 2.5
- Penrhyn Atoll, Cook Islands (ISS024-E-11912). Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Penhryn atoll. NASA / Public domain
- Penrhyn Atoll, Cook Islands (ISS024-E-11913). Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Water tanks and weeds. Janet AG51 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Uira Natura Omoka. solar array at Tongareva Atoll. Honumike / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church on Penrhyn island (AM 75250-1). Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898-1970, photographer / CC BY 4.0
- Penrhyn Atoll ISS006-38868. NASA / Public domain