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+ | An online cruising guide for sailing around the Cook Islands. | ||
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- | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image: | + | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image:Cook_Islands_map.png|330px| ]]<br>Cook Islands |
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! Capital: | ! Capital: | ||
- | | | + | | Avarua |
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! Language: | ! Language: | ||
- | | | + | | English, Cook Islands Māori |
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! Currency: | ! Currency: | ||
- | | | + | | New Zealand dollar & Cook Islands dollar |
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! Time Zone | ! Time Zone | ||
- | | UTC | + | | UTC -10 |
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
- | + | The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with [[New Zealand]]. The fifteen small islands in this [[South Pacific]] Ocean country have a total land area of 240 square kilometres (92.7 sq mi), but the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1.8 million square kilometres (0.7 million sq mi) of ocean. | |
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+ | The Cook Islands are in the [[South Pacific]] Ocean, north-east of [[New Zealand]], between [[French Polynesia]] and [[Fiji]]. There are fifteen major islands, spread over 2.2 million square kilometres of ocean, divided into two distinct groups: the Southern Cook Islands, and the Northern Cook Islands of coral atolls. | ||
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+ | The islands were formed by volcanic activity; the northern group is older and consists of six atolls (sunken volcanoes topped by coral growth). | ||
Describe the cruising/sailing in the region. | Describe the cruising/sailing in the region. |
Revision as of 10:21, 12 October 2008
Cook Islands Cruising Guide
An online cruising guide for sailing around the Cook Islands.
Cook Islands | |
Cook Islands | |
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Capital: | Avarua |
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Language: | English, Cook Islands Māori |
Currency: | New Zealand dollar & Cook Islands dollar |
Time Zone | UTC -10 |
More notes about the country |
Background
The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The fifteen small islands in this South Pacific Ocean country have a total land area of 240 square kilometres (92.7 sq mi), but the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1.8 million square kilometres (0.7 million sq mi) of ocean.
The Cook Islands are in the South Pacific Ocean, north-east of New Zealand, between French Polynesia and Fiji. There are fifteen major islands, spread over 2.2 million square kilometres of ocean, divided into two distinct groups: the Southern Cook Islands, and the Northern Cook Islands of coral atolls.
The islands were formed by volcanic activity; the northern group is older and consists of six atolls (sunken volcanoes topped by coral growth).
Describe the cruising/sailing in the region.
Climate & Weather
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Sources of weather forecasting here.
Charts
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Any navigation notes here.
Local Radio Nets
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Arrival/Departure procedures
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Immigration
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Customs
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Ports & Popular Stops
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Islands in the Group
Health
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Security
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Transportation
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References & Publications
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References & Publications
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Cruiser's Friends
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Forum Discussions
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External Links
Personal Notes
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