Rarotonga Island
Rarotonga is the largest and by far the most populated of the Cook Islands, and is known as 'Raro'. It is the easiest to get to, with direct international flights from several countries, and has the most attractions and acccommodation of the islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Te Manga and Te Rua Manga.
Te Manga
Peak
Photo: Suwarrow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Te Manga is the highest point on Rarotonga with an elevation of 652 metres above sea level. The island is part of the Cook Islands, a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand.
Te Rua Manga
Peak
Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0.
Te Rua Manga or the Needle is a mountain peak on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It has an elevation of 413 metres above sea level. The spire itself is a breccia structure.
Ikurangi
Peak
Ikurangi is one of the four major peaks of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It has an elevation of 485 metres above sea level and overlooks the capital Avarua and the village of Matavera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avarua and Avatiu.
Avarua
Town
Photo: Nurg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avarua is a district and town in the north of the island of Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands. It serves as the capital of the Island territory and is further sub-divided into 19 tapere.
Avatiu
Suburb
Avatiu is a settlement on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located on the north coast to the west of the capital Avarua and is the location of Rarotonga's main port.
Rarotonga Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Goodenough’s Island” and “Raroto-a”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Cook Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-21.23581° or 21° 14′ 9″ southLongitude
-159.77787° or 159° 46′ 40″ westPopulation
14,800Elevation
367 metres (1,204 feet)IATA airport code
RARUnited Nations Location Code
CK RAROpen location code
53C2Q67C+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 22384968OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4035552
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Rarotonga Island” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ռարոտոնգա”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Раратонга”
- Bulgarian: “Раротонга”
- Catalan: “Rarotonga”
- Chinese: “拉罗汤加岛”
- Dutch: “Rarotonga”
- Finnish: “Rarotonga”
- French: “Île de Rarotonga”
- Galician: “Illa de Rarotonga”
- German: “Rarotonga”
- Hebrew: “ררוטונגה”
- Indonesian: “Rarotonga”
- Japanese: “ラロトンガ島”
- Korean: “라로통가 섬”
- Norwegian: “Rarotonga”
- Persian: “راروتونگا”
- Portuguese: “Rarotonga”
- Russian: “Раротонга”
- Serbian: “Раротонга”
- Spanish: “Rarotonga”
- Swedish: “Rarotonga”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Takuvaine Valley and Avatiu Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Te Atukura and Te Ko.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Rarotonga Island”. Photo: Robert Engberg, CC BY 2.0.