Avatiu Explained

Avatiu is a settlement on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located on the north coast to the west of the capital Avarua and is the location of Rarotonga's main port.[1]

Notable buildings include a Mormon church and a family history centre and a branch of the Cook Islands Trading Company. The settlement's sports ground is known as "The Swamp" after the adjacent Avatiu Swamp.[2]

References

-21.2°N -206°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ports information . Cook Islands Port Authority . 4 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Grandstand rising in the Avatiu 'Swamp' . Cook Islands News . 21 February 2015 . 4 August 2020.