Home is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. Sometimes referred to as Palmerston or Pamati, [1] the name given to the atoll by James Cook, [2] it is the only inhabited islet in the atoll. It is on the west side of the atoll, between Cooks and North Island.
Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araʻura and Utataki, is the second most-populated island in the Cook Islands, after Rarotonga. It is an "almost atoll", with fifteen islets in a lagoon adjacent to the main island. Total land area is 18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi), and the lagoon has an area of between 50 and 74 km2. A major tourist destination, Aitutaki is the second most visited island of the Cook Islands archipelago.
Penrhyn is an atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. The northernmost island in the group, it is located at 1,365 km (848 mi) north-north-east of the capital island of Rarotonga, 9 degrees south of the equator. Its nearest neighbours are Rakahanga and Manihiki, approximately 350 kilometres (220 mi) to the southwest. Once one of the most heavily populated atolls, it was almost completely depopulated by Peruvian slavers in 1864.
Suwarrow is an island in the northern group of the Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. It is about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) south of the equator and 930 kilometres (580 mi) north-northwest of the capital island of Rarotonga.
Palmerston Island is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean about 290 miles (470 km) northwest of Rarotonga. James Cook landed there on 16 June 1774.
Manihiki is an atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands known informally as the "Island of Pearls". It is located in the Northern Cook Island chain, approximately 1,299 kilometres (807 mi) north of the capital island of Rarotonga, making it one of the most remote inhabitations in the Pacific Ocean. Its name has two possible meanings: It is believed that the original name of the island was Manuhiki, or Manuhikitanga inspired by the aboriginal discoverers, Manu coming from the word Rua Manu and Hiki meaning ashore, so the literal translation would be canoe carried ashore. The second interpretation is that the original discoverers were from Manihi, an island in Tuamotus, so the name of the island would mean Little Manihi.
Manuae is an uninhabited atoll in the southern group of the Cook Islands, 100 kilometres south-east of Aitutaki. Manuae is not administratively part of Aitutaki, however, it is part of Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara Constituency on Aitutaki for electoral purposes only.
Scratch My Arse Rock,, is a popular fishing location off the coast of Palmerston Island, an atoll belonging to the Cook Islands archipelago. The rock's name was reputedly conferred by William Marsters, the 19th-century progenitor of the Marsters family, which continues to inhabit and administer Palmerston Island today. The waters off Scratch My Arse Rock are noted for their abundance of parrotfish.
Muritapua is one of 22 islands in the Aitutaki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is a small islet located on the eastern perimeter of Aitutaki Lagoon between the larger islands of Akaiami and Tekopua, six kilometres to the southeast of the main island of Aitutaki. The island is 360m long and 150m wide.
Pokerekere Islet, also known as Pokerere or Tautua, is an islet in Penrhyn Atoll (Tongareva) in the Cook Islands. It is located on the eastern edge of the atoll, between Kavea and Tuirai.
North Island is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. The islet's name is a simple physical description. it is at the northern tip of the atoll, between Home and Tara i tokerau.
Tara i tokerau is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. The islet is on the north tip of the atoll, between North Island and Marions bank.
Marions bank is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. It is on the north side of the atoll, between Tara i tokerau and Motu Ngangie. The islet is named after one of the first people born on Palmerston.
Motu Ngangie is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. it is on the eastern side of the atoll, between Marions bank and Lee To Us. The island is named after the ngangie plant.
Lee To Us is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. The island is on the east side of the atoll, between Motu Ngangie and Leicester. Its name is a simple physical description.
Leicester is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. It is on the east side of the atoll, between Lee To Us and Small Cooks. It is named after William Marsters' probable birthplace of Leicester.
Small Cooks is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. It is on the eastern side of the atoll, between Leicester and Karakerake. Its name is a reference to Cooks, another islet on the atoll.
Karakerake is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. it is on the eastern edge of the atoll, between Small Cooks and Primrose. It is named after the family land of Akakaingara, one of William Marsters' three wives, on Penrhyn atoll.
Primrose is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. It is on the southeastern edge of the atoll, between Karakerake and Toms. The islet is named after a ship which was wrecked there.
Toms is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. It is at the southern tip of the atoll, between Primrose and Cooks. The island is named after someone from Palmerston's history.
Cooks is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. It is on the southern edge of the atoll, between Toms and Home. The islet is named after James Cook.
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