cook islands
geographical name(Cook Islands)
islands in the South Pacific southwest of the Society Islands; self-governing territory of New Zealand; capital Avarua (on Rarotonga Island) area 92 square miles (238 square kilometers), population 19,569
cook islands
geographical name(Cook Islands)
the islands of Manihiki, Penrhyn, Suwarrow, Nassau, Pukapuka, and Rakahanga in the south central Pacific Ocean, which form the northern group of the Cook Islands administered by New Zealand