Samoa and Tonga to the west of the Cook Islands, and Tahiti to the east. Aotearoa New Zealand lie south of the Cook Islands.
There are no land masses 'surrounding' Cook Islands. The nearest land to the Cook Islands is New Zealand.
Cook Islands is an island country with 15 islands and 2 reefs. Rarotonga and Rakahanga are the 2 islands from the total of 15 the country has.
Avarua is the national capital of the Cook Islands, an island country in the South Pacific. Cook Islands are named after Captain James Cook who arrived on the islands in 1773.
Cook Islands
Argentina is the nearest.
Argentina is the nearest.
New Zealand
The Falkland Islands are closest to Argentina.
The Cook Islands is in the south Pacific Ocean.
The British Virgin Islands
New Zealand controls the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands is a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand, which means it governs its domestic affairs but relies on New Zealand for defense and foreign relations.
No one, the Cook Islands are self govrning country with Queen Elizabeth as the head of state and are in free association with New Zealand.