Diving in the Cook Islands,

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The fifteen small islands in the Cook Islands have a total land area of 240 square kilometres (approx 93 sq. miles), but the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1.8 million square kilometres (0.7 million square miles) of ocean. The Cook Islands are part of New Zealand

The fifteen islands are: 

  • Northern Cook Islands
    • Manihiki  :  Nassau   :  Pukapuka  :  Rakahanga  :  Suwarrow also called Suvorov 
      Penrhyn Island also known as Tongareva 

     

  • Nga-pu-Toru ("Three Roots", easternmost islands of Southern Group)
    • Atiu (Enua-Manu or Island of Birds)  :  Ma'uke (Akatokamanava)  :  Mitiaro
  • Lower Cook Islands
    • AitutakiMangaia  :  Rarotonga, with the capital, Avarua.  :  Manuae  :  Takutea  :  Palmerston Island (sometimes grouped with the Northern Group) 

  • Aitutaki Scuba. PO Box 40, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, South Pacific. Ph: +682-31-310  E-mail
  • Cook Island Divers. P.O. Box 201, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Tel: +682-22483 Fax +682-22484 Web  E-mail 
  • Aitutaki Scuba Ltd. PO Box 40, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, South Pacific. Tel: +682-31-103 Fax: +682-31-310 : E-mail 
  • Dive Rarotonga. P.O. Box 38, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific. Tel: (+682) 21 873; Fax: (+682) 21 878 Web : E-mail  (& nitrox)
  • Pacific Divers. PO Box 110. Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Tel/Fax: +682-22450. Web : E-mail 
  • The Rarotongan Dive Centre, P.O. Box 103, Rarotonga , Cook Islands. Ph/Fax (682) 20238 URL: Web : E-mail

The main training organisations recognised on the islands are SSI, CMAS, PADI and NAUI.