Everything about Atiu totally explained
Atiu, also known as
Enuamanu (meaning
land of the birds), is an island lying at 187 km to the northeast of
Rarotonga, in the Southern Islands group of the
Cook Islands Archipelago.
Geography
Atiu is a raised
volcanic island surrounded by a reef from which rises 6-m cliffs of fossilized
coral (
makatea). This coral cliff forms a mile-wide ring round the island, forming a virtual plateau.
Erosion at the innerside of the ring has formed dip of about 30-m into fertile land, which gradually rises again to a central 70-m flat-topped hill.
History
The first recorded European to arrive to Atiu was
Captain Cook in 1777.
Human settlements
It is on the central hill that most human settlements are concentrated. On the 12 March
2003, the population of Atiu was 571. They live in 5 villages radiating out from the island center that give the appearance of a human figure. These villages are:
- Teenui Village
- Mapumai Village
- Ngatiarua Village
- Areora Village
- Tengatangi Village
Of special interest to tourists could be the Kopeka caves situated deep in the makatea, the Atiuan 'jungle'. It is within Anatakitaki cave that the Atiu Swiftlet makes it's nests.
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