Ikurangi Knowpia

Ikurangi
Ikurangi
	Ikurangi Peak viewed from the route up Te Manga.
Highest point
Elevation	485 m (1,591 ft)
Prominence	165 m (541 ft)
Coordinates	21°13′17.47″S 159°45′45.61″W / 21.2215194°S 159.7626694°W
Geography
	Ikurangi Map of Oceania
Location	Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Ikurangi is one of the four major peaks of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It has an elevation of 485 metres above sea level and overlooks the capital Avarua and the village of Matavera. The peak is climbable by a hiking trail.^[2] Its name is derived from a mountain in Tahiti and in turn is remembered by Mount Hikurangi in New Zealand.^[3]

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^ "Mount Ikurangi, Cook Islands". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Ikurangi Ascent". All Trails. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ Rāwiri Taonui (24 November 2008). "Tapa whenua – naming places – Traditions and place names from Polynesia". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[1] "Mount Ikurangi, Cook Islands". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[2] "Ikurangi Ascent". All Trails. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[3] Rāwiri Taonui (24 November 2008). "Tapa whenua – naming places – Traditions and place names from Polynesia". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

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