Geography of The Cook Islands - Geography

Geography

Geographic coordinates
21°14′S 159°46′W / 21.233°S 159.767°W / -21.233; -159.767
Map references
Oceania
Area
  • Total: 240 km2 (93 sq mi)
  • Land: 240 km²
  • Water: 0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Area - comparative
1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries
0 km (0 mi)
Coastline
120 km (75 mi)
Maritime claims
  • Continental shelf: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) or to the edge of the continental margin
  • Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
  • Territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
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 (0 ft)
  • Highest point: Te Manga 652 m (2,139 ft)
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
Geography of Oceania
Sovereign states
  • Australia
  • East Timor (Timor-Leste)
  • Fiji
  • Indonesia
  • Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Nauru
  • New Zealand
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
Dependencies and
other territories
  • American Samoa
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • Cook Islands
  • Easter Island
  • French Polynesia
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • New Caledonia
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Pitcairn Islands
  • Tokelau
  • Wallis and Futuna


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