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From March to December, the Cook Islands are in the path of tropical cyclones, the most notable of which were cyclones
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Tropical; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March
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Note: The table is ordered from north to south. Population figures from the 2016 census.
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Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
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can be divided into two groups: the Southern Cook Islands and the
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Low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south
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Territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
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Index

Southern Cook Islands
21°14′S 159°46′W / 21.233°S 159.767°W / -21.233; -159.767
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Cook Islands
Northern Cook Islands
Oceania
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
New Zealand
Martin
Percy
terrestrial ecoregions
Central Polynesian tropical moist forests
Cook Islands tropical moist forests
Aitutaki
Atiu
Mangaia
Manuae
Mauke
Mitiaro
Palmerston Island
Rarotonga
Takutea
Manihiki
Nassau
Penrhyn atoll
Pukapuka

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