Visa,Embassy,travel and country Information for Cook Islands

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Visa,Embassy,travel and mofa Links

• Type of Cook Islands visa application
• Cook Islands Travel Guide
• Cook Islands Embassies
• Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (info)

Geography

The Cook Islands are in the South Pacific Ocean, north-east of New Zealand, between French Polynesia and Fiji. There are fifteen major islands, spread over 2.2 million square kilometres of ocean, divided into two distinct groups: the Southern Cook Islands, and the Northern Cook Islands of coral atolls.

The islands were formed by volcanic activity; the northern group is older and consists of six atolls (sunken volcanoes topped by coral growth). The climate is moderate to tropical.

The fifteen islands are grouped as follows:

• Southern Group

• Aitutaki
• Atiu (Enua-Manu or Island of Birds)
• Mangaia
• Mauke (Akatokamanava)
• Rarotonga (with capital, Avarua)
• Palmerston Island
• Manuae
• Mitiaro
• Takutea

• Northern Group

• Manihiki
• Nassau
• Penrhyn Island also known as Tongareva
• Pukapuka
• Rakahanga
• Suwarrow also called Suvorov

External links

• Cook Islands Government
• Cook Islands Government (summary)
• Cook Islands Tourism Corporation
• Open Directory Project - Cook Islands directory category
• Comprehensive Cook Islands site with news section
• Detailed and non-commercial website
• Cook Islands National Environment Service
• Cook Islands Biodiversity Database
• Photographs of CI banknotes including unique 3 dollar bill