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
total: 240 sq km
land: 240 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 120 km

Maritime claims
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

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
highest point: Te Manga 652 m

Natural resources NEGL

Land use
arable land: 9%
permanent crops: 13%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: 78% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards typhoons (November to March)

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea
signed, but not ratified: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Cook Islands on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cook Islands Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cook Islands Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.