Place details
Place nameRarotonga
CountryCook Islands
Latitude-21.233
Longitude-159.767
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Largest & most important of Cook Islands; volcanic; Avarua (regional capital) located on N coast; exports copra, oranges, bananas; claimed by Germany 1880-1889; annexed by Britain 1889; transferred to New Zealand 1901.