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    Southern Cook Islands

    Lower Cook Islands

    Part of Cook Islands

    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

    79 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).

    • Manuae

      Manuae

      Area
      4.5 km²
      High point
      19 m

      Manuae is an uninhabited atoll in the southern group of the Cook Islands, 100 kilometres south-east of Aitutaki. Manuae is not administratively part of Aitutaki, however, it is part of Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara Constituency on Aitutaki for electoral purposes only.

    Minor islands

    21

    • Manuae

      Area
      2.5 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Takutea

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Tekopua

      Area
      0.66 km²
      High point
      17 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

    • Ee

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Bird Islands

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Maina

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Maina Iti

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Motukitiu

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Primerose

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Angarei

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Akitua

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Motutapu

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      14 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

    Islets

    47
    • Mangere10 m · 0.08 km²
    • Tapuaetai12 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.05 km²
    • Tara I Tokerau10 m · 0.05 km²
    • Muritapua11 m · 0.05 km²
    • Papau14 m · 0.05 km²
    • Koromiri14 m · 0.04 km²
    • Rapota27 m · 0.04 km²
    • Tavaeruaiti9 m · 0.03 km²
    • Moturakau14 m · 0.03 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    4
    • Ruakau3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m652 mRarotonga169 mMangaia124 mAitutaki60 mAtiu41 mMauke29 mMitiaro27 mRapota25 mTakutea25 mPalmerston23 mCooks20 mManuae20 mNorth19 mManuae18 mAkaiami
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Rarotonga: 67.5 km²RarotongaMangaia: 48.5 km²MangaiaAtiu: 28.5 km²AtiuMitiaro: 22.9 km²MitiaroMauke: 19.2 km²MaukeAitutaki: 15.8 km²AitutakiManuae: 4.5 km²ManuaeManuae: 2.5 km²ManuaeTakutea: 1.2 km²TakuteaTekopua: 0.66 km²TekopuaNorth: 0.52 km²NorthUnnamed island: 0.42 km²Unnamed islandPalmerston: 0.4 km²PalmerstonAkaiami: 0.39 km²AkaiamiLeicester: 0.38 km²LeicesterCooks: 0.37 km²CooksEe: 0.28 km²EeBird Islands: 0.18 km²Bird IslandsMaina: 0.14 km²MainaMaina Iti: 0.13 km²Maina ItiMotukitiu: 0.13 km²MotukitiuPrimerose: 0.12 km²PrimeroseAngarei: 0.12 km²AngareiAkitua: 0.12 km²AkituaMotutapu: 0.12 km²MotutapuTavaerua: 0.11 km²TavaeruaUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandOneroa: 0.11 km²OneroaMangere: 0.08 km²MangereTapuaetai: 0.06 km²TapuaetaiUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandTara I Tokerau: 0.05 km²Tara I TokerauMuritapua: 0.05 km²MuritapuaPapau: 0.05 km²PapauKoromiri: 0.04 km²KoromiriRapota: 0.04 km²RapotaTavaeruaiti: 0.03 km²TavaeruaitiMoturakau: 0.03 km²Moturakau
    km², log scale
    Rarotonga67.5 km²
    Mangaia48.5 km²
    Atiu28.5 km²
    Mitiaro22.9 km²
    Mauke19.2 km²
    Aitutaki15.8 km²
    Manuae4.5 km²
    Manuae2.5 km²
    Takutea1.2 km²
    Tekopua0.66 km²
    North Island0.52 km²
    Unnamed island0.42 km²
    Palmerston0.4 km²
    Akaiami0.39 km²
    Leicester0.38 km²
    Cooks0.37 km²
    Ee0.28 km²
    Bird Islands0.18 km²
    Maina0.14 km²
    Maina Iti0.13 km²
    Motukitiu0.13 km²
    Primerose0.12 km²
    Angarei0.12 km²
    Akitua0.12 km²
    Motutapu0.12 km²
    Tavaerua0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Oneroa0.11 km²
    Mangere0.08 km²
    Tapuaetai0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Tara I Tokerau0.05 km²
    Muritapua0.05 km²
    Papau0.05 km²
    Koromiri0.04 km²
    Rapota0.04 km²
    Tavaeruaiti0.03 km²
    Moturakau0.03 km²
    Karakerake0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Marions Bank0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Ruakau0.02 km²
    Sand Bar0.02 km²
    Motu Ngangie0.02 km²
    Taakoka0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Tapuaeta Cay0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs