Transport in the Cook Islands
Encyclopedia
This article lists transport
in the Cook Islands
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Railways:
Highway
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Ports and harbours:
Merchant marine:
Airport
s:
Airports - with paved runways:
Airports - with unpaved runways:
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
in the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
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Railways:
- 0.1 km (Rarotonga Steam RailwayRarotonga Steam RailwayThe Rarotonga Steam Railway is a short tourist railway in the Cook Islands.It has one working steam locomotive; a 750mm gauge Polish 0-8-0....
)
Highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
s:
- Total: 320 km
- Paved: 33 km
- Unpaved: 287 km (2003 est.)
Ports and harbours:
- Avarua, Avatiu
Merchant marine:
- Total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totalling 2,310 GRT/
- Ships by type: Cargo 1 (1999 est.)
Airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s:
- 7 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
- Total: 2
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
- Total: 6
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
- 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (1999 est.)