<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Cook Islands<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Oceania, Polynesia, 4,500 km south of Hawaii in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 240 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 240 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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<item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> 0 km
<item><hi format=bold>Coastline:</hi> 120 km
<item><hi format=bold>Maritime claims:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>continental shelf:</hi> 200 nm or the edge of continental margin