Which country or map area contains Penrhyn?
Penrhyn is shown within Cook Islands in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Cook Islands
- Region name
- Penrhyn
- Approximate latitude
- 9.0° south
- Approximate longitude
- 158.0° west
- Country capital
- Avarua
- Country currency
- Cook Islands dollar, New Zealand dollar
- World region
- Polynesia
Quick answers about Penrhyn
What kind of place is Penrhyn?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Penrhyn on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 9.0° south latitude and 158.0° west longitude.
What is the capital of Cook Islands?
The country capital is Avarua.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.