Te Kainga ("the Home") [1] is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. [2] The island once served as the principal inhabited island of Rakahanga, but the settlement was moved to Rakahanga Island in the missionary era. [1] The single village was shared by the atoll's four tribes, and was surrounded by five marae : Punariku, Avarua, Huku-wananga, Mua, and Variu. [3]
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.
Rakahanga is part of the Cook Islands, situated in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. The unspoilt atoll is 1,248 kilometres from the Cook Islands' capital, Rarotonga, and lies 1,111 kilometres south of the equator. Its nearest neighbour is Manihiki which is just 44 kilometres away. Rakahanga's area is 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi). Its highest point is approximately 5 metres above sea level. The population was 83 in the 2016 Census of Population & Dwellings. Since 2014 Rakahanga's power has been 100% solar generated. The Rakahanga-Manihiki language differs from Cook Islands Maori.
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's believed that the original name of the island was Manuhiki, inspired by the aboriginal discovers 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.
Rakahanga-Manihiki is a Cook Islands Maori dialectal variant belonging to the Polynesian language family, spoken by about 2500 people on Rakahanga and Manihiki Islands and another 2500 in other countries, mostly New Zealand and Australia. Wurm and Hattori consider Rakahanga-Manihiki as a distinct language with "limited intelligibility with Rarotongan". According to the New Zealand Maori anthropologist Te Rangi Hīroa who spent a few days on Rakahanga in the years 1920, "the language is a pleasing dialect and has closer affinities with [New Zealand] Maori than with the dialects of Tongareva, Tahiti, and the Cook Islands"
Tauhunu is both the main village on Manihiki atoll in the Cook Islands and the islet on which it is located. The village is the seat of the Manihiki Island Council. Tauhunu Islet is on the western rim of the atoll.
Tukao is a village on Manihiki atoll in the Cook Islands. The village is at the northern tip of the islet of Ngake, which runs along the northern-eastern side of the atoll.
Ngake is one of 43 islands in the Manihiki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is the largest island, making up almost the entire north-eastern side of the atoll. The village of Tukao and Manihiki Island Airport are both located on the island.
Te Puka is one of 43 islands in the Manihiki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is a small islet in the south-west corner of the atoll, just inside the reef from Tauhunu.
Murihiti is one of 43 islands in the Manihiki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is a small island, in the gap in the atoll between Tauhunu and Ngake.
Mangarongaro is an islet in Penrhyn Atoll (Tongareva) in the Cook Islands. The islet makes up most of the southwestern rim of the atoll, south of Moananui Islet and west of Atiati. The islet was once inhabited, and contains the remains of two marae, Rakahanga and Te Vete.
Ruahara is an islet in Penrhyn Atoll (Tongareva) in the Cook Islands. It is on the northern edge of the atoll, between Takuua and Painko. The island was once inhabited and contains two marae, Te Tohi and Sivalau.
Rakahanga Island is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the southern edge of the lagoon, and the village of Nivano and the atoll's harbour are located on the island.
Huananui is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Ngangie and Mahuta.
Mahuta is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Huananui and Okakara.
Okakara is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Mahuta and Rakahanga Island.
Akaro is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Tetukono and Okakara.
Te Motu o Umurua is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the east of the atoll, next to the island of Tetukono.
Tetukono is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It makes up the northern and northeastern edges of the atoll, and is between the islands of Tetaha Kiraro and Akaro.
Tetaha Kiraro is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the west of the atoll, between the islands of Tetukono and Paerangi.
Paerangi is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is in the southwest of the atoll, between the islands of Tetaha Kiraro and Te Kainga.
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