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| 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 water: 0 sq km land: 240 sq km |
| Area comparative | 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 120 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 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: 17.39% permanent crops: 13.04% other: 69.57% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km |
| Natural hazards | typhoons (November to March) |
| Environment - current issues | NA |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, climate change-kyoto protocol, desertification, law of the sea signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | the northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying, sparsely populated, coral atolls; the southern Cook Islands consist of eight elevated, fertile, volcanic isles where most of the populace lives |
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