About the Aitutaki Lagoon, Australia:
Traditionally as the Araura, Utataki and Ararau is also known the Aitutaki Lagoon, north of the Rarotonga is one of the beautiful lagoon. Approximately of 2,000 has the population of the lagoon area. In the Cook Island the Aitutaki Lagoon is the second most visited place. On the west side there is a village which known as the Arutanga. Around 900 AD the Aitutaki Lagoon probably first settled by the Polynesians but the European was first discover the Aitutaki Lagoon on April 11, 1789 with the contact of Captain Bligh and HMS Bounty’ crew members.
What to see at the Aitutaki Lagoon:
For the central lagoon Aitutaki is famous all over the world, there are also palm fringed beaches and uninhabited islands. By mass tourism until now it has been spared and that is another advantage. In the lagoon area there is also an old church which is the oldest in the Cook Island and there are some Banyan trees (Ficus prolixa) what are gigantic.
The Tapuaetai means ‘One Foot Island’ in the southeast of the lagoon is a small island, to be the most important attraction is often said. With the best views of the Aitutaki Lagoon as providing the visitors it is regarded, and from the Tapuaetai a decent distance one is able to walk in the sandbank depending on the status of the tide. Available on the Aitutaki Lagoon area among the trips the most frequented trip is the trip to this small island. In June 2008 in Sydney at the World Travel Awards as the Australasia’s leading beach was awarded the One Foot Island. From the Rarotonga a day tour and daily flights offers the Air Rarotonga.
Minor islands at the Aitutaki Lagoon:
The northern part of the atoll occupies the main island of the Aitutaki Lagoon, in shape which is roughly triangular. From the part of the perimeter of the Aitutaki Lagoon are the minor islands. From the northernmost point of the atoll are listed starting clockwise it peninsula Ootu and including the main island all the islands. The islands are – Aitutaki, Ootu, Akitua, Angarei, Ee (Niura), Mangere, Papau, Tavaerualti, Tavaerua, Akaiami, Muritapua, Tekopua, Tapuaetai (One Foot Island), Tapuaeta cay, Motukitiu, Moturakau, Rapota, and Maina. All of the islands together covers total area of 18050 ha.
Coral formation has the Ootu Peninsula, but to the main volcano island is attached, thus it become a peninsula. Among the minor island of the Aitutaki Lagoon it would be the largest if it were an island. To the tapere and the district of Vaitupa does belong the Ootu Peninsula. To the nay districts or the tapere are not allocated the minor islands, but form part of the larger constituencies they do.
All the minor islands are the part of the Vaipae-Tautu Constituency except the Akitua and Maina. In the Amuri-Ureia Constituency the part is the Akitua, just north of the Akitua as the peninsula of Ootu. In the Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara Constituency the part is the Maina. Among the three constituencies in southwest the Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara, in southeast the Vaipae-Tautu and in north the Amuri-Ureia are equally divided the main island.
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