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Location The Cook Islands are fifteen small islands in this South Pacific with a total land area of 240 square kilometers. In the Māori language known as Kūki 'Āirani. In French, Îles Cook. To the east is French Polynesia. To the west is Tonga and to the northwest is Samoa. Today, the Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. Penrhyn Atoll (Tongareva) Largest and most remote of the Cook Islands. Also known as Tongareva, Mangarongaro, Hararanga, or Te Pitaka. Penrhyn Island Located in Penryn Atoll (Tongareva) includes Penrhyn Airfield (Robinson Field). Aitutaki (Araʻura, Utataki) Located in the Cook Islands north of Rarotonga. Aitutaki Airfield Build by U.S. and New Zealand forces in the early months of the Pacific War and still in use today. Pukapuka Atoll LOcated in the north of the Cook Islands. Pukapuka Island (Danger Island, Wale) Located at the northern edge of Pukapuka Atoll. Contribute
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