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 Zealand
Geographic coordinates:
21 14 S, 159 46 W
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
Area - comparative:
1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
120 km
Maritime claims:
Climate:
tropical; moderated by trade winds
Terrain:
low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources:
NEGL
Land use:
Irrigated land:
NA km²
Natural hazards:
typhoons (November to March)
Environment - current issues:
NA
Environment - international agreements:
total:
240 km²
land:
240 km²
water:
0 km²
continental shelf:
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Te Manga 652 m
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
13%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
78% (1993 est.)
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea
signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol