Cook Islands

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above: The Cook Islands can be split into the northern- and the southern Cook Islands. Most islands are coral-atolls but the main island is of vulcanic origin, the islands 'Atiu, Mangaia, Ma'uke and Miti'aro are so-called makatea-islands. The flora of the southern group is relative rich in species, the islands of the northern group on the other hand contain species that are typically for small coral-islands annotation for pronunciation: in Tongareva the r is vocalized as an l.

The islands of the archipelago:

Aitutaki 'Atiu Mangaia Manihiki Manuae Ma'uke Miti'aro Nassau Palmerston Pukapuka Rakahanga Rarotonga Suwarrow Takutea Tongareva