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Oceania > Cook Islands > Geography

COOK ISLANDER GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 236.7 sq km Time series [210th of 238]
Definition: Geography > Area > Land
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total 236.7 sq km Time series [220th of 250]
Definition: Geography > Area > Total
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Area > Water 0 sq km Time series [156th of 239]
Definition: Geography > Area > Water
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate
tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March
Definition: Geography > Climate
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Coastline 120 km [174th of 271]
Definition: Geography > Coastline
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Highest point Te Manga 652 m Time series
Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Pacific Ocean 0 m Time series
Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Lowest point
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forested Land 95.7% [1st of 193]
Definition: Geography > Forested Land
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates 21 14 S, 159 46 W Time series
Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates
Source: FAO
Land use > Arable land 16.67% Time series [70th of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Permanent crops 8.33% Time series [39th of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Permanent crops
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Definition: Geography > Location
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Map references
Oceania
Definition: Geography > Map references
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile Time series [24th of 191]
Definition: Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural hazards
typhoons (November to March)
Definition: Geography > Natural hazards
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural resources NEGL Time series
Definition: Geography > Natural resources
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density 84.17 people per sqkm [107th of 256]
Definition: Geography > Population density
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
tallest mountains > Mountain Te Manga
Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Terrain
low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south
Definition: Geography > Terrain
Source: Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; FAO; Heal The World Foundation.; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Cook Islands

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