Penrhyn (Atoll): Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Pacific Ocean - Couverture souple

 
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Penrhyn (also called Tongareva, Mangarongaro, Hararanga, and Te Pitaka) is the most remote and largest atoll of the 15 Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean.Located at 1365 km (848 miles) north-north-east of Rarotonga, 9 degrees south of the equator. It sits atop the highest submarine volcano in the Cooks, 4876 m (15,917 ft) above the ocean floor. It comprises a ring of coral 77 km (48 miles) around. The lagoon covers 233 square kilometres (90 mile²) of which 62 square kilometres (24 mile²) is covered with pearlshell.

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9780312076467: Atoll

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ISBN 10 :  0312076460 ISBN 13 :  9780312076467
Editeur : St Martins Pr, 1992
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