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Chapters: Geography of the Cook Islands, Auraka, Atiu, Avarua, Ootu Peninsula, Rarotonga International Airport, Aitutaki Airport, Tuanaki, Tema Reef, Te Manga, Maina, Tongareva Airport, Motukitiu, Lake Tiriara, Akitua, Scratch My Arse Rock, Moturakau, Rapota, Kaoa, Tapuaetai, Mangaia Airport, Tavaeruaiti, Tekopua, Mitiaro Airport, Angarei, Mangere, Akaiami, Winslow Reef, Cook Islands, Avana River, Muritapua, Enua Airport, Arutanga, Manihiki Island Airport, Kei'a, Mauke Airport, Papau, Karitane Shoal, Tauhunu, Ngatangiia, Omoka, Titikaveka, List of Villages and Neighbourhoods in the Cook Islands, Matavera, Arorangi, Tava'enga, Amuri, Cook Islands, Ivirua, Tamarua, Karanga, Veitatei, Areora, Oneroa, Cook Islands, Ngatiarua, Avatiu, Te Munga, Vaimutu, Makatea, Mapumai Swamp. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 137. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Atiu, also known as Enuamanu (meaning land of the birds), is an island lying at 187 km to the northeast of Rarotonga, in the Southern Islands group of the Cook Islands Archipelago. Atiu is a raised volcanic island surrounded by a reef from which rises 6-m cliffs of fossilized coral (makatea). This coral cliff forms a mile-wide ring round the island, forming a virtual plateau. Erosion at the innerside of the ring has formed dip of about 30-m into fertile land, which gradually rises again to a central 70-m flat-topped hill. Administratively, Takutea is considered part of Atiu. The first recorded European to arrive to Atiu was Captain Cook in 1777.Atiuans trace their ancestry from Tangaroa, the principal god of Atiu and universally recognised in Polynesia as tutelary God of the Sea. Atiu's area is about half that of Rarotonga. The low swampy land consists of taro plantations, marshes and a lake, Te Roto. This fertile area also grows bananas, citr...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1691681 ... Read more

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Chapters: Demographics of the Cook Islands, Auraka, Tapere, Te Manga, Lake Tiriara, Iso 3166-2:ck, Scratch My Arse Rock, Nga-Pu-Toru, Te Munga, Mapumai Swamp. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A tapere or sub-district is a low level of traditional land subdivision on five of the Lower Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Mangaia, Aitutaki, Atiu, and Mauke). Among the populated raised islands, only Mitiaro is not subdivided into tapere. The remaining southern Cook Islands, Manuae, Palmerston and Takutea are atolls and/or uninhabited, and therefore not subject to this type of traditional subdivision. The atolls of the northern Cook Islands are subdivided into motu (populated atoll islets), instead. A tapere is a subdivision of a district (the major island subdivision) or puna, which is headed by a district chiefs or pava. A tapere is normally headed by a mataiapo (a chief of a major lineage) or ariki (a high chief, the titular head of a tribe). It is occupied by the matakeinanga, the local group composed of the residential core of a major lineage, plus affines and other permissive members. Most of the tapere lands are subdivided among the minor lineages, each of which was headed by a rangatira or komono, or by the mataiapo himself. Some of the larger minor lineages were again subdivided into segments known as kiato, and the head of such a segment was also referred to as a kiato. While kiato were generally junior relatives of the rangatira or other chief to whom they were subordinate, immigrant groups were sometimes also taken in and given the status of kiato. Below that level, there is the uanga, the extended family, the residential core of which occupied a household. Historically, taperes were almost always wedge-shaped - the boundaries beginning at defined...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18930306 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cyclone Nancy (RSMC Nadi designation:09F, JTWC designation:18P) was the second in a series of four severe tropical cyclones to impact the Cook Islands during February 2005. Forming out of an area of low pressure on February 10, Nancy quickly organized into a small, but intense, cyclone. By February 14, the storm explosively intensified into a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone with winds peaking at 175 km/h (110 mph 10-minute winds) and a minimum barometric pressure of 935 hPa (mbar). Over the following day, increasing wind shear rapidly weakened the cyclone and by February 17, it transitioned into an extratropical cyclone shortly before being absorbed by Cyclone Olaf. Already impacted by Cyclone Meena in early February, the Cook Islands sustained significant damage from Cyclone Nancy. Several homes were damaged and destroyed throughout the islands. Downed trees and power lines blocked roads and cut power and minor flooding was reported along coastal areas. Following the impacts of the storm, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Nancy in May 2006 and replaced it with the name Nat. Storm pathCyclone Nancy originated out of a broad area of low pressure within a monsoonal trough northeast of Samoa on February 10. Initially, the system was nearly stationary within an area of weak steering currents, low wind shear and high sea surface temperatures, exceeding 30 °C (86 °F). On February 11, a trough briefly increased shear over the system and its nearby twin, the precursor to Cyclone Olaf. By 0600 UTC on February 12, the system's outflow improved and a small area of deep convection, known as the central dense overcast, developed over the center of circulation. Later that day, the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23220236 ... Read more

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The Survey of the Shores and Islands of the Persian Gulf is published from original materials in the India Office Library and Records, London, by agreement with the British Library. The collection has been prepared for publication, and the introduction written, by Andrew S. Cook, Map Archivist, India Office Library and Records. This publication represents a remarkable collection of the first complete survey of the Gulf coast by the Bombay Marine. The collection comprises contemporary textual descriptions, maritime charts, harbour maps and hand-painted water-colour coastal views. The text and the harbour plans provide the first British portrayal of coastal settlements including Muscat, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah, Umm al-Qaiwain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, etc. The collection includes 20 paintings in water-colour of the Coast of Oman and the Trucial States painted by Lt. Houghton from on board ship during the survey. ... Read more

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Chapters: Cook Inlet, Eagle River, Alaska, Fire Island (Anchorage, Alaska), Eklutna River, Anchorage Metropolitan Area, Chugach State Park, Eklutna, Alaska, Government Hill, Sand Lake, Girdwood, Alaska, Knik Glacier, Spenard, Alaska, Mount Pow/mia, Flattop Mountain (Anchorage, Alaska), Eagle Peak, Point Woronzof Park, Kincaid Park, List of Neighborhoods of Anchorage, Alaska, Downtown, Bootleggers Cove, Portage Glacier, Polar Bear Peak, Ptarmigan Peak, Chugiak, Alaska, Knik River, Goose Lake, Alaska Botanical Garden, Harriman Glacier, Angelus Memorial Park, Anchorage Memorial Park, Mount Palmer, Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Ship Creek, Delaney Park Strip. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 90. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cook Inlet stretches 180 miles (290 km) from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage. The watershed covers about 100,000 km² of southern Alaska, east of the Aleutian Range and south of the Alaska Range, receiving water from its tributaries the Knik River, the Little Susitna River, and the Susitna and Matanuska rivers. The watershed includes the drainage areas of Mount McKinley. Within the watershed there are several national parks and the active volcano Mount Redoubt, along with three other historically active volcanoes. Cook Inlet provides navigable access to the port of Anchorage at the northern end, and to the smaller Homer port further south. Approximately 400,000 people live within the Cook Inlet watershed. Before the growth of Anchorage, Knik was the destination for most marine traffic in upper Cook Inlet. The Cook Inlet region contains active volcanoes, including Augustine Volcano and Mount Redoubt. Volcanic eruptions in the region have...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=413559 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pacific Islands Forum is an inter-governmental organization which aims to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean and represent their interests. It was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum. In 2000, the name was changed; Pacific Islands Forum is more inclusive of the Forum's Oceania-spanning membership of both north and south Pacific island countries and Australia.The Forum's member states are: Australia, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Suwarrow (also called Suvorov, Suvarou, or Suvarov) is a low coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is about 1,300 km south of the equator and 825 km northwest of Rarotonga, from which it is administered.The atoll was inhabited by Polynesians during prehistory. It was uninhabited when discovered by the Russian ship Suvorov, which reportedly followed clouds of birds to the island on September 17, 1814. (The ship was named after Russian general Alexander Suvorov, who appears as "Suwarrow" in Lord Byron's epic poem Don Juan.) It has been only intermittently inhabited since. The Island name has also been spelled variously as Souvorow, Souwaroff, and Souworoff. "Suwarrow" is the official spelling adopted by New Zealand. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wellington (pronounced /?w?l.??.t?n/) is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand. The urban area is situated on the southwestern tip of the country's North Island, and lies between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. It is home to 386,000 residents, with an additional 3,700 residents living in the surrounding rural areas. The Wellington urban area is the major population centre of the southern North Island, and is the seat of the Wellington Region - which in addition to the urban area covers the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa. The urban area lie across four cities. Wellington City, on the peninsula between Cook Strait and Wellington Harbour, contains the central business district and about half of Wellington's population. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Oak Forest is a suburban city about 24 miles south/southwest of downtown Chicago in Bremen Township in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28,051 at the 2000 census. The area currently known as Oak Forest was originally called Cooper's Grove in the early 19th century. Cooper's Grove was then bounded by Kenton, Cicero, Kilpatrick, Lamon, Lavergne and LeClaire Avenues. Mr. Cooper who settled here in the 1830s was said to have been the first resident of Bremen Township. A log cabin discovered by later settlers is believed to have been built by Cooper and was the first home built in the township. ... Read more

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Captain James Cook , FRS RN, was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook was the first to map Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War, and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec. This allowed General Wolfe to make his famous stealth attack on the Plains of Abraham, and helped to bring Cook to the attention of theAdmiralty and Royal Society. This notice came at a crucial moment both in his personal career and in the direction of British overseas exploration, and led to his commission in 1766 as commander of HM Bark Endeavourfor the first of three Pacific voyages. Cook charted many areas and recorded several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. ... Read more

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Poorly edited and overly high priced for what it is
Query "James Cook: Captain (nautical), Royal Society, Royal Navy, Exploration, Cartography, Captain (naval), Newfoundland (island), Pacific Ocean, Australia, Hawaiian Islands, Circumnavigation, New Zealand" on the Internet and see just where this "book" gets it's contents from. Poorly edited and highly priced, it's not the best way to get a printout from Wikipedia ... Read more

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The only guide with full ferry information & town maps for all 60 major islands. This book covers all the Greek islands as well as Athens and all mainland ports. It includes island ratings and color 3D-view sightseeing maps. This is the only guide that describes all known ferries, hydrofoils and tour boats, with over 230 Route Maps. Other features of this book include: typical summer timetables for all ports, the locations of over 1800 places to stay (and 190 windmills) and Internet Cafés mapped and listed.This book offers you your only chance to obtain street maps for most of the smaller islands. ... Read more

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Greek Island Hopping..what a book
Excellent book providing great detail. We used the book when we sailed around the islands and it provided a great guide to most, if not all islands. Very up to date.

Probably most value to those using the ferry service, but excellent none the less for others getting around more than one island.

Indispensable
You don't need it if you're going on a cruise (it's rather snooty about cruises, with that backpacker reverse snobbery)or if you're going to fly to one island and stay there. In fact the details about the boats and timetables may be too much. If you're moving from island to island independently you have to have it. It's the only one that tells you about the boats themselves. Reading this book could even save your life My favorite comment in the 1999 edition was about the boat then called the Golden Vergina. "a large grime bucket-she has inthe past shuddered along, not thanks to an excess of enginevibration but rather with the collective disgust of her passengers. thanks to the conditions on board ... better than no boat all but only just."She was renamedthe Express Santina and if you read about the Paros shipwreck you know the rest. 80 were drowned.

Better than ever
Indispensable if you are moving from island to island on your own. Package tourist or cruisers can manage without it. I have always enjoyed the accurate details on the boats themselves. This 2000 edition has great WEBsites to explore.Maybe it needs more about Athens airport and themystifying Olympia terminal. Flights from New York or London to the islandsare not listed on Flifo. You have to go to the Olympic Airlines WEB siteand get the domestic timetable of flights from Athens. Even flying Olympicfrom London you have to check in again as a domestic passenger and then gothrough security and then you find a row of gates with numbers and names ofislands. It's simple if you're not half asleep. The first class lounge (ok- not real island hopping but I'm 65) is hidden at the end of the row AFTERsecurity. On the flights that stop at Thessalinika you have to go throughpassport control twice.

Better than ever
Indispensable if you are moving from island to island on your own. Package tourist or cruisers can manage without it. I have always enjoyed the accurate details on the boats themselves. This addition has great WEB sitesto explore.Maybe it needs more about Athens airport and the mystifyingOlympic Airlines terminal. Flights from New York or London to the islandsare not listed on Flifo. You have to go to the Olympic Airlines WEB siteand get the domestic timetable of flights from Athens. Even flying Olympicfrom London you have to check in again as a domestic passenger and then gothrough security and then you find a row of gates with numbers and names ofislands. It's simple if you're not half asleep. The first class lounge (ok- not real island hopping but I'm 65) is hidden at the end of the row AFTERsecurity. On the flights that stop at Thessalonika you have to go throughpassport control twice.

Could use more detail
While I found this book to be mildly adequate, I found others to be much better.The detail that it provides is simply not sufficient. ... Read more