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Tropical Canvas Art Prints
Tropical Canvas Art Prints
Scattered over a vast expanse of Empty Ocean the size of Western Europe, the tiny Cook Islands is a castaway’s dream come true. If you have ever fantasized about escaping to a remote desert island, far from the hustle and hum of the modern world, then look no further than these 15 fascinating islands, where you will find a thousand years of Polynesian culture sitting side by side with some of the most spectacular natural scenery in the South Pacific. The jewel in the crown is Rarotonga, the largest island – a bewitching blend of craggy mountains, dense jungle and glorious bone-white beaches, but you really needs to get out and explore some of the other islands as well. The hook shaped atoll of Aitutaki, the second most visited by tourists, sits at the top of one of the world’s largest coral lagoons, packed with giant clams and Technicolor tropical fish, and ringed by smaller uninhabited islets, known as motu, around its outer edges. Then there is the small, rocky island of ‘Atiu, with its limestone caves, coffee plantations and bush-beer drinking; the makatea islands of Mau’ke, Mitiaro and Mangaia, where traditional village life still predominates; and the far-flung black pearl fields of Penrhyn and Manihiki, which most visitors never get the chance to see. The Cook Islands are in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand, between French Polynesia and American Samoa. The islands were formed by volcanic activity; the northern group is older and consists of six atolls, which are sunken volcanoes topped by coral growth.
