Penrhyn Island

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Penrhyn Island (also called Tongareva or Mangarongaro) is the most remote of the Cook Islands in the south Pacific ocean, about 1365 km (850 miles) north-north-east of Rarotonga.

It is a ring of coral surrounding a lagoon.

In World War II a substancial airstrip was built which is still used today for weekly flights by the local Airline for flights to and from Rarotonga.

A large passage in the lagoon allows interisland ships to enter the lagoon and the island has become popular as a stopover for with Yachts crossing the pacific from Panama to New Zealand.

Black Pearl farming is the only significant economic activity on the island. The locally produced Rito hats, woven from Pandanus leaves, are considered the finest in the whole South Pacific.