Cook Islands

.ck is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD) for the Cook Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about ".ck"

Aitutaki is one of the Cook Islands, north of Rarotonga. It has a population of approximately 2,000. Aitutaki is the second most visited island of the Cook Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aitutaki"

The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is a church of the Anglican Communion serving New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. The primate of the church, known as the Archbishop of New Zealand, is the Most Revd. Whakahuihui Vercoe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia"

(Arutunga) Arutanga is the chief town of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arutunga"

Atiu, also known as Enuamanu (meaning land of the birds), is an island lying at 187 km to the northeast of Rarotonga, in the Southern Islands group of the Cook Islands Archipelago. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atiu"

Avarua is a town on Rarotonga Island and the national capital of Cook Islands. The town is located at a latitude of 21°11'60 South and longitude of 159°46'0 West at sea level, below the towering peaks of Rarotonga ( altitude 208 metres). The area of Rarotonga is 67.2 square kilometres. The town is served by Rarotonga International Airport ( IATA Airport Code: RAR). ...more on Wikipedia about "Avarua"

The Coat of Arms of the Cook Islands has a shield as its focal point The shield contains the fifteen stars found on the national flag. A flying fish (maroro) and a White Tern (kakaia) are on each side of the shield, one supporting a cross as a symbol for Christianity, the other holding a rarotongan club (momore taringavaru) as a symbol for the richness of Cook Islands tradition. Orators used to hold it during traditional discourses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coat of Arms of the Cook Islands" Tell your friends about shortopedia

This article lists communications in the Cook Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Communications in the Cook Islands"

The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The 15 small islands in this South Pacific Ocean have a total land area of 240 km². ...more on Wikipedia about "Cook Islands"

The Cook Islands Boy Scout Association comes under the administration of the Scouting New Zealand continuing the arrangement from before the Cook Islands became a self-governing dependency of New Zealand. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cook Islands Boy Scout Association"

This article lists details about the demographics of the Cook Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Demographics of the Cook Islands"

This article describes the economy of the Cook Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Economy of the Cook Islands"

The Flag of the Cook Islands is based on the traditional design for former British colonies in the Pacific region. It is a blue ensign containing the Union Flag in the upper left, and on the right, fifteen stars in a ring. The Union Flag is symbolic of the nation's historic ties to the United Kingdom. The stars stand for the fifteen islands that make up the Cook Islands. The blue represents the ocean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flag of the Cook Islands"

The Cook Islands can be divided into two groups. ...more on Wikipedia about "Geography of the Cook Islands" www.shortopedia.com, it's as simple as that!

Named after Captain Cook, who sighted them in 1770, the Cook Islands became a British protectorate in 1888. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of the Cook Islands"

(List of birds on stamps of Aitutaki) Category:Cook Islands ...more on Wikipedia about "List of birds on stamps of Aitutaki"

The first stamps issued by this tiny island in the Northern Cook Islands were stamps of New Zealand overprinted " Penrhyn Island" in 1902. It continued to use its own stamps until 1932. This first short list is from stamps in that early period. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of people on stamps of Penrhyn"

Mangaia is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga. It is of interest to geologists because it may be the oldest volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mangaia"

Manihiki is an island in the Cook Islands known as the Island of Pearls. It is a triangular atoll 1160 km north of Rarotonga, and is said to be one of the group’s loveliest islands. Polynesians are believed to have lived on Manihiki since at least 1500 CE, although it was not discovered by Europeans until 13 October 1822, when it was sighted by the U.S. ship Good Hope and named Humphrey Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manihiki"

Manuae Cook Islands ...more on Wikipedia about "Manuae"

A mataiapo is a traditional chief in the Cook Islands. The equivalent of a king or queen is an ariki, whom the mataiapo in ancient times answered to. Today they still accord the ariki respect and assist in matters concerning land, traditional ceremonies and so forth. In pre-Christian times, the mataiapo were traditionally appointed by the ariki and given their titles in recognition of bravery in warfare or service to the ariki. With their titles came land and respect. They are invested by the ariki in huge ceremonies that still take place today. A significant act in the ceremony is when the mataiapo bites the ear of a whole roasted pig (usually the largest to be found in the village) which immediately indicates that the person has become a mataiapo. Women also hold the titles of ariki, mataiapo and rangatira. The latter is a sub-chief, and in ancient times were usually the brothers or sisters of the ariki. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mataiapo" There's a bit of http://www.shortopedia.com in all of us.

Mauke is one of the Cook Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mauke"

Mitiaro Cook Islands ...more on Wikipedia about "Mitiaro"

Nassau is an island in the Cook Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nassau (Cook Islands)"

Palmerston Island is the name of a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean about 500 km northwest of Rarotonga. It was discovered by James Cook on June 16, 1774. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palmerston Island"

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