Rarotonga Island

Rarotonga is the largest and by far the most populated of the , 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 accommodation of the islands.
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  • Island
  • …has about 14,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 370 metres (1,200 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code RAR
  • Also known as
    “Goodenough’s Island”
    “Raroto-a”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Te Manga and Te Rua Manga.
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is the highest point on with an elevation of 652 metres above sea level.
Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0.
or the Needle is a mountain peak on in the .
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is one of the four major peaks of in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avarua and Avatiu.
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is a district and township in the north of the…
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is a settlement in the district on the…

Rarotonga Island

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Latitude
-21.23581° or 21° 14′ 9″ south
Longitude
-159.77787° or 159° 46′ 40″ west
UN/LOCODE
CK RAR
Open location code
53C2Q67C+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22384968
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4035552

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”
  • French: “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 Ko and Good View of Needle.

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