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Flag of Cook Islands Map of the Pacific Islands region showing political boundaries, major island groups, and countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, French Polynesia, and Kiribati. The map uses color shading to indicate elevation and ocean depth, with key islands and capitals labeled throughout the central and southwestern Pacific Ocean. Te Manga mountain Map of the South Pacific region highlighting the Cook Islands, shown in orange near the center-right. The map displays surrounding island nations and territories, including American Samoa, French Polynesia, Fiji, Tonga, and New Zealand, with major islands and political boundaries labeled. The Cook Islands are marked as associated with New Zealand, and the map provides geographic context among Pacific island nations. Anchorage Island Mountain peak in the interior of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, rises above dense tropical vegetation and palm trees. Population-density map of Pacific island countries and territories, with darker shading indicating more people per square kilometer. Naoero is the most densely populated, while many larger island groups, including Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and French Polynesia, have lower densities.
Experience game fishing off the coast of Rarotonga, Cook Islands
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Norman Douglas and Ngaire Douglas, Cook Islands: A Guide, 2nd ed. (1990), and Pacific Islands Yearbook, 17th ed. (1994), are general sources. David Stanley, Tahiti: Including the Cook Islands, 5th ed. (2003), is a guidebook. Ngatupuna Kautai et al., Atiu: An Island Community (1984, reprinted 1992), describes one of the islands in greater detail. Richard Gilson, The Cook Islands, 1820–1950 (1980), is a historical survey; and Ron Crocombe (ed.), Cook Islands Politics: The Inside Story (1979), discusses political trends.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added media. Nov 02, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Prince Edward Island - Institute of Island Studies - Cook Islands (PDF). May 16, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC News - Cook Islands country profile. Jan 05, 2024
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Cook Islands. Aug 28, 2023
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Cook Islands. Aug 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Victoria University of Wellington Library - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection - Discoverers of the Cook Islands and the Names They Gave. Feb 05, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Cook Islands. Nov 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Cook Islands. Sep 09, 2022
Media added. Jan 26, 2018
Added video. Oct 29, 2015
Updated Land and Cultural life sections. Apr 29, 2013
Add new Web site: Official Site of Govenrmebt of Cook Islands. Aug 11, 2011
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Rarotonga and the Cook Islands, Pacific Ocean. Aug 11, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Cook Islands, New Zealand. Jul 27, 2011
National anthem added. Dec 21, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Cook Islands. Jul 30, 2008
History updated. Jul 16, 2008
Geography section revised. Jul 16, 2008
Bibliography revised and updated. Apr 28, 2008
Added new Web site: Jarvy Web - History of the Cook Islands. Mar 25, 2008
Added new Web site: Jarvy Web - Cook Islands. Aug 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Cook Islands Statistics Office. Dec 13, 2006
Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Cook Islands. Jul 26, 2006
Added new Web site: Travel Document Systems - Cook Islands. Jul 21, 2006
Article revised. Nov 10, 2000
Article added to new online database. Aug 24, 1998
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