Geography of the Cook Islands
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New ZealandGeographic coordinates: 21 14 S, 159 46 W
Map references: Oceania
Area:
total:
240 km²
land:
240 km²
water:
0 km²
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 km²
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
- See also : Cook Islands
