Yankee
Yankee is a wreck in Cook Islands. Yankee is situated nearby to the building Para O Tane Palace, as well as near the government office High Commission of New Zealand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Commission of New Zealand and Cook Islands National Museum.
High Commission of New Zealand
Government office
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
High Commission of New Zealand is a government office, which is situated 770 metres south of Yankee.
Cook Islands National Museum
Museum
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cook Islands National Museum is part of the Sir Geoffrey Henry National Culture Centre in Avarua on Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands. Its collection includes contemporary and historic artefacts, as well as replicas of objects in foreign institutions. Cook Islands National Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Yankee.
Para O Tane Palace
Building
Photo: zongo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Para O Tane Palace is a historic building in Avarua, Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Built in the 1830s by Makea Pori Ariki, it was later the residence of Makea Takau Ariki and the place where she signed a treaty making the Cook Islands a British protectorate in 1888. Para O Tane Palace is situated 770 metres south of Yankee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avarua and Avatiu.
Avarua
Town
Photo: Mr Bullitt, CC BY 2.5.
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
Rarotonga
Photo: Robert Engberg, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Yankee
- Type: Wreck
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cook Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-21.20027° or 21° 12′ 1″ southLongitude
-159.77362° or 159° 46′ 25″ westElevation
208 metres (682 feet)Open location code
53C2Q6XG+VHGeoNames ID
11876789
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