Southern Cook Islands
The Southern Cook Islands are a loose group of mostly volcanic, hilly islands and a few coral atolls. It is home to most of the islands' population, and to its capital and largest town, Avarua.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Rarotonga and Aitutaki.
Rarotonga
Rarotonga is the largest and by far the most populated of the Cook Islands, and is known as 'Raro'.
Palmerston Island
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Palmerston Island is a coral atoll which includes five small island groups.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Mangaia and Mauke.
Mangaia
Mangaia is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga.
Mauke
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Mauke is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean.
Southern Cook Islands
- Island
- Description: chains of atolls in the South Pacific Ocean
- Also known as“Cook Islands”“Lower Cook Group”“Lower Cook Islands”“Lower Group”“Southern Group”
- Category: island group
- Location
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Latitude of center
-20° or 20° south
Longitude of center
-159° or 159° west
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Southern Cook Islands” goes by many names.
Lower Cook IslandsCebuano
南库克群岛Chinese
Jižní Cookovy ostrovyCzech
Eteläiset CookinsaaretFinnish
Illas Cook MeridionaisGalician
Kepulauan Cook SelatanIndonesian
Isole Cook meridionaliItalian
Południowe Wyspy CookaPolish
Južné Cookove ostrovySlovak
Južni Cookovi otokiSlovenian
Spodnji Cookovi otokiSlovenian
Lower Cook IslandsSwedish
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
Cook Islands: Highlights
Learn more about Northern Cook Islands and Suwarrow National Park.
