Nassau (Cook Islands)

Nassau
Native name:
Te Nuku-o-Ngalewu
Nassau, Cook Islands
Map
Geography
LocationCentral-Southern Pacific Ocean
Coordinates11°34′4″S 165°24′25″W / 11.56778°S 165.40694°W / -11.56778; -165.40694
ArchipelagoCook Islands
Area1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Administration
Demographics
Population78 (2016)
Ethnic groupsPolynesian
Nassau is located in Pacific Ocean
Nassau
Nassau
Location of Nassau Atoll in the Pacific Ocean

Nassau is an island in the northern group of the Cook Islands. It is approximately 1,246 kilometres (774 mi) north of the capital island of Rarotonga and 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Pukapuka coral atoll. Lacking an airstrip, it is accessible only by boat. It is named after a 19th-century whaling ship. Its indigenous name, Te Nuku-o-Ngalewu, means "Land of Ngalewu" after the Pukapukan who was put in charge of it.