Discoverers of the Cook Islands and the Names They Gave

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	Introduction	6
1.	Aitutaki	8
2.	Atiu	12
3.	Mangaia	16
4.	Manihiki	19
5.	Manuae	21
6.	Mauke	24
7.	Mitiaro	27
8.	Nassau	29
9.	Palmerston	31
10.	Penrhyn	33
11.	Pukapuka	36
12.	Rekahanga	39
13.	Rarotonga	43
14.	Suwarrow	51
15.	Takutea	53
16.	Time Reef	54
17.	Collective Names	55
18.	Cook Islands	59
	Appendices
19.	Geological History of the Cook Islands	65
20.	Cultural Evolution in the Cook Islands	67
21.	Alphabetical List of Island Names	69
22.	First European Discoveries	72
	Bibliography	73

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