Cook Islands: Geography#
| Location | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 21 14 S, 159 46 W -21.233334,-159.76666 |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 120 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Te Manga 652 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south |
| Natural Hazards | typhoons (November to March) |
| Natural Resource | NEGL |
| Land Use | arable land: 8.33% permanent crops: 4.17% other: 87.5% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March |
| Irrigated Land | NA |
| Renewable Water Resources | NA |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | NA |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection |
| Large Cities | |
| Geography-note | the northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying, sparsely populated, coral atolls; the southern Cook Islands, where most of the population lives, consist of eight elevated, fertile, volcanic isles, including the largest, Rarotonga, at 67 sq km |