Rarotonga
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Rarotonga is the largest and most populous island of the country of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of 67.39 km2, and is home to 72% of the country's population, with 10,898 of
Rarotonga viewed from the north
Te Manga is the highest mountain in the Cook Islands.
Avarua is the most populous centre on Rarotonga
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"RARATONGA [sic] National Flag" in 1899 publication by the United States Navy book, Flags of Maritime Nations
Aitutaki
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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 t
Rarotonga
…by the Macdonald hotspot, its age is too young, and its formation is attributed to a short-lived Rarotonga hotspot, or to rejuvenated volcanism at Aitutaki. The core of the island consists of densely forested hills cut by deep valleys, the eroded remnants of the original volcanic cone. Te Manga, at 658 m…
Aitutaki Atoll in 1975
Atoll
Looking out across the atoll
Coconut on a white sand beach in Aitutaki