>>> Facts about Rakahanga island >>> (last updated 15th May 2006)
- Rakahanga is a volcanic atoll island
- Languages : English and CI Maori
- Religions : Christian

- Land & lagoon surface : 10 sqkm
- Highest point :app. 4 metres a.s.l.
- Population 319 people in 2001

- ? accommodations on Rakahanga 2006
- Currency CI & New Zealand Dollar
- Common access by boat from Manihiki

 - A beautiful tropical island to visit
- No Domestic Airport
- No harbour, only a landing point

- Longitude : 161° 1' 0' - West
- Latitude : 10° 5' 0'' - South
- The main business is ?.

- Rakahanga is part of the Cook Islands
- part of the Northern Group islands
- closest neighbour Manihiki island
Yellow Tipani ;-)
>>> Aerial photo showing Rakahanga island © Air Rarotonga / E. Smith - click to enlarge
Yellow Tipani ;-)
please click photo to enlarge to a screen- filling size. >>> here
> Aerial photo showing Rakahanga island © Air Rarotonga / E. Smith
The following text is taken from the "Cook Islands Companion", an informative book by author
Elliot Smith. - As the book has been re-printed in 1994 in a 2nd edition, cookislands.com will
ake the challenge on to update the text as soon as possible.

Rakahanga
Yellow Tipani ;-)