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. [1]
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. [1]
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Home is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. Sometimes referred to as Palmerston or Pamati, the name given to the atoll by James Cook, it is the only inhabited islet in the atoll. It is on the west side of the atoll, between Cooks and North Island.
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.
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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