>>> Facts about Manihiki island >>> (last updated 21th April 2006)
- Manihiki is a volcanic atoll island
- Languages : English and CI Maori
- Religions : Christian

- Land & lagoon surface : 63 sqkm
- Highest point :app. 3 metres a.s.l.
- Population 515 people in 2001

- 1 accommodation on Manihiki 2006
- Currency CI & New Zealand Dollar
- Common access by Air Rarotonga

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

- Longitude : 161° 0' 0'' - West
- Latitude : 10° 22' 0'' - South
- The main business is pearl farming

- Manihiki is one of the 15 Cook Islands
- part of the Northern Group islands
- closest neighbour Rakahanga island
Yellow Tipani ;-)
>>> Aerial photo showing Manihiki island © Air Rarotonga / E. Smith - click to enlarge
Yellow Tipani ;-)
please click photo to enlarge to a screen- filling size. >>> here
>>> Aerial photo showing Manihiki island © Air Rarotonga / Ewan 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.

Manihiki
Yellow Tipani ;-)