Nassau is an island in the Cook Islands.
Located 90 km south of Pukapuka, the small island (1.3 mi²/0.5 km²) of Nassau is just 9 metres (28 feet) above sea level, with an oval sandy cay on a coral reef foundation and is surrounded by a narrow reef flat. It is covered with palms, and is the only island of the Northern Group without a lagoon. The surrounding reef is 90 to 130 metres wide on all but the north side where it's narrower. The village is...
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Nassau is an island in the Cook Islands.
Located 90 km south of Pukapuka, the small island (1.3 mi²/0.5 km²) of Nassau is just 9 metres (28 feet) above sea level, with an oval sandy cay on a coral reef foundation and is surrounded by a narrow reef flat. It is covered with palms, and is the only island of the Northern Group without a lagoon. The surrounding reef is 90 to 130 metres wide on all but the north side where it's narrower. The village is located in the north-west. Inland there are rich taro swamps and fruit groves, and offshore there is good fishing. It has a population of 71, according to the 2006 census, and a new harbour to be built later in 2007.
Nassau is governed by the Pukapuka Island Council. The Nassau Island Committee advises the Pukapuka Island Council on matters of Nassau Island.
Families live in thatched cottages called kikau. Elliot Smith, in the “Cook Islands Companion” (Pacific Publishing Company, Albany, California) describes Nassau as “a small garden of...
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