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fringe most of the island, and there is a popular cross-island walk that connects Avatiu valley with the south side of the island. It passes the Te Rua Manga, the prominent needle-shaped rock visible from the air and some coastal areas. Hikes can also be taken to the
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The earliest evidence of human presence in the
Southern Cook Islands has been dated to around AD 1000. Oral tradition tells that Rarotonga was settled by various groups, including Ata-i-te-kura, Apopo-te-akatinatina and Apopo-te-ivi-roa in the ninth century, and Tangi'ia Nui from Tahiti and Karika
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The island is encircled by a main road, Ara Tapu, that traces the coast. Three-quarters of
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to the west, the main island of Tonga. The ultimate origin of almost all the islandersâ settlement cargo can be traced back to
Southeast Asia: not just their chickens, Pacific rats, Polynesian pigs, Pacific dogs and crops, but also several kinds of lizards and snails. Among the species that are
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prohibited the sale of land to
Europeans, though they were allowed to rent land on an annual basis. Despite a further ban on foreign settlement in 1848, European traders began to settle. In 1865, driven by rumours that France planned to annex the islands, the
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The interior of the island is dominated by eroded volcanic peaks cloaked in dense vegetation. Paved and unpaved roads allow access to valleys but the interior of the island remains largely unpopulated due to forbidding terrain and lack of infrastructure.
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volcano, which rises 5000 meters from the seafloor. The island was formed between 2.3 to 1.6 million years ago, with a later stage of volcanism between 1.4 and 1.1 million years ago. While its position is consistent with being formed by the
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From 1830 to 1850, Rarotonga was a popular stop for whalers and trading schooners, and trade began with the outside world. The missionaries attempted to exclude other
Europeans as a bad influence, and in 1845 Rarotongan
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The core of the island consists of densely forested hills cut by deep valleys, the eroded remnants of the original volcanic cone. The hills are drained by a number of radial streams, including the
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1574:"Contrasting Old and Young Volcanism from Aitutaki, Cook Islands: Implications for the Origins of the CookâAustral Volcanic Chain"
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singing. People congregate at the sea wall that skirts the end of the airport's runway to be "jetblasted" by aircraft.
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1680:"SOPAC Technical Report 181: Bathymetry and sediments of Ngatangiia Harbour and Muri Lagoon, Rarotonga, Cook Islands"
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2179:"Food shortage may follow RAROTONGA FLOODS PLAY HAVOC WITH FOOD CROPS"
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1822:"A ceramic sherd from Ma'uke in the Southern Cook Islands"
1527:"How many Pacific hotspots are fed by deep-mantle plumes?"
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of Rarotonga as an independent government. By this time
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Discoverers Of The Cook Islands And The Names They Gave
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Thompson, G. M.; Malpas, J.; Smith, Ian E. M. (1998).
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1976 80% of the island's banana crop was destroyed by
2332:"Cook Islands govt abolishes Rarotonga Vaka councils"
2148:"A note on population movements in the Cook Islands"
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2232:"Devastating hurricane lashes the Cook Islands"
1855:. Auckland, New Zealand: Bateman. p. 122.
1767:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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998:The population of Rarotonga was 13007 in 2016.
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1685:. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission
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1498:New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
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2298:– via National Library of Australia.
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2193:– via National Library of Australia.
2127:. Te Ara â the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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702:. In 1901, it was annexed by New Zealand.
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2672:Important Bird Areas of the Cook Islands
2473:Original Tapere subdivision of Rarotonga
2003:(MA). Massey University. p. 60-62.
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1820:Richard Walter; W.R. Dickinson (1989).
1705:"Takitumu Conservation Area, Rarotonga"
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1414:"Cook Islands 2016 Census Main Report"
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1826:The Journal of the Polynesian Society
493:. The site has been recognised as an
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1882:Journal de la Société des océanistes
1150:adding citations to reliable sources
1383:Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga
1303:Former New Zealand cricket captain
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716:Oranges had been introduced by the
218:Motutapu, Oneroa, Koromiri, Taakoka
1984:10.1111/j.1745-7939.1951.tb01760.x
1060:Popular island activities include
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2468:History of districts and villages
2230:W. H. Perceval (1 January 1968).
2205:"Hurricane lashes Cook Is. group"
2152:Journal of the Polynesian Society
1736:Journal of the Polynesian Society
1472:Alphons M.J. Kloosterman (1976).
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2177:W. H. Perceval (1 July 1967).
1711:. BirdLife International. 2021
1625:10.1080/00288306.1967.10423227
1084:Rarotonga has three harbours,
609:visited the island in 1789 on
332:, master of the colonial brig
162:Central-Southern Pacific Ocean
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2262:Papua New Guinea Post-Courier
2095:Curson, Peter Hayden (1972).
1608:"Geology of the Cook Islands"
1511:10.1080/00288306.1998.9514793
1354:Cook Islands Christian Church
1217:Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1037:(traditional sub-districts).
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522:from Samoa in 1250. An early
366:Rarotonga is a kidney-shaped
2125:"Cook Islanders â Migration"
1997:Menzies, Brian John (1970).
1103:Map of Rarotonga's districts
756:Demographics and settlements
481:or Rarotonga monarch. Other
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2290:. 5 January 1987. p. 5
2050:. Cook Islands Biodiversity
2029:Joseph Henry Burke (1963).
1919:The Cook Islands, 1820â1950
1678:Collins, William T (1993).
1205:The U.S. television series
511:History of the Cook Islands
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234:2,139 ft (652 m)
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1730:Matthew Campbell (2002).
1590:10.1093/petrology/egaa037
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1260:In 1951, Mexican writers
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662:Flags of Maritime Nations
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2354:"Statoids: Cook Islands"
2146:Ward, R. Gerard (1961).
2073:. New Zealand Geographic
1959:– via Papers Past.
1227:The Other Side of Heaven
624:in 1814 on the schooner
361:Rarotonga from the north
315:Cook Islands' Parliament
83:Show map of Cook Islands
2236:Pacific Islands Monthly
2183:Pacific Islands Monthly
1876:Coppell, W. G. (1973).
1788:10.1073/pnas.1608130113
636:returned to Rarotonga.
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2381:The New Zealand Herald
1972:New Zealand Geographer
1851:Crowe, Andrew (2018).
1309:Christmas in Rarotonga
1208:Survivor: Cook Islands
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2284:"Sally's $ 35m trail"
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2312:. AP. 5 January 1987
1934:Gilson (1980), p. 50
1578:Journal of Petrology
1146:improve this article
750:tropical cyclone Kim
564:, the discoverer of
517:Kingdom of Rarotonga
487:Rarotonga fruit dove
32:For other uses, see
2069:Mark Scott (1991).
1779:2016PNAS..113.8150W
1606:B. L. Wood (1967).
1543:2001Geo....29..695C
1388:Treaty of Rarotonga
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1250:Nim's Island
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2077:16 February
2009:10179/13651
1305:John Wright
1276:Café Tacuba
1094:New Zealand
723:Rogernomics
680:George Grey
560:tradition,
430:Muri Lagoon
376:Pleistocene
205:Archipelago
192: /
180:159°46âČ41âłW
168:Coordinates
2656:Categories
2626:Palmerston
2014:8 February
1899:18 January
1888:(38): 43.
1444:26 October
1395:References
1356:(CICC) in
1090:commercial
1074:a cappella
1062:snorkeling
1027:Titikaveka
1023:Ngatangiia
626:Cumberland
483:threatened
476:Vulnerable
330:John Dibbs
297:Population
292:Rarotongan
2662:Rarotonga
2631:Rarotonga
2555:Tema Reef
2545:Rakahanga
2462:Rarotonga
2390:1170-0777
2158:(1): 1-10
1955:20 August
1746:18 August
1559:0091-7613
1267:Rarotonga
1080:Transport
646:Bora Bora
634:Endeavour
618:Endeavour
611:HMS
600:KurahaupĆ
536:Tongatapu
532:Ara Metua
497:(IBA) by
344:Geography
334:Endeavour
307:Rarotonga
177:21°14âČ6âłS
153:Geography
137:Rarotonga
107:Rarotonga
77:Rarotonga
40:Rarotonga
18:Raratonga
2611:Aitutaki
2550:Suwarrow
2540:Pukapuka
2525:Manihiki
2437:28 April
1836:6 August
1807:27382159
1365:See also
1200:Tim Finn
1031:Arorangi
1019:Matavera
1011:Takitumu
742:Aitutaki
684:de facto
590:Tokomaru
586:MÄtaatua
578:Te Arawa
574:TÄkitimu
566:Aotearoa
547:Te Manga
479:kakerori
404:Ikurangi
400:Te Manga
389:Aitutaki
372:Pliocene
328:Captain
243:Te Manga
158:Location
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2616:Mangaia
2595:Mitiaro
2535:Penrhyn
2431:The Age
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2294:24 July
2268:24 July
2242:24 July
2215:24 July
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2108:24 July
2054:24 July
1798:4961153
1775:Bibcode
1715:8 March
1689:10 July
1663:10 July
1631:10 July
1539:Bibcode
1531:Geology
1423:10 July
1316:Gallery
1194:by the
1050:beaches
968:Source:
638:Papeiha
505:History
289:Demonym
2621:Manuae
2530:Nassau
2395:12 May
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1358:Avarua
1086:Avatiu
1070:squash
1035:tapere
1015:Avarua
1007:Avarua
992:tapere
960:13,007
949:13,095
941:+14.0%
938:13,890
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919:+14.2%
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886:â14.6%
875:+15.1%
872:11,478
864:+14.9%
853:+43.5%
831:+10.3%
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