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Palmerston
One of the 15 Islands that comprises the Cook Islands, belongs to the southern group.
A true atoll, Palmerston Island consists of a number of sandy islets on a continuous ring of coral reef enclosing a lagoon. The largest of the islets include Palmerston, North Island, Lee To Us, Leicester, Primrose, Toms and Cooks. The total land area of the islets is approximately one square mile (2.6 km²). The coral reef covers about 3,600 acres (15 km²), and the lagoon is some seven miles (11 km) across. There are several small passages through the reef for boats, though there is no safe entry for large ships. At a latitude of 18 degrees south, Palmerston enjoys a tropical climate but is exposed to severe hurricanes. A particularly destructive series of storms occurred during the 1920s and 1930s.
PALMERSTON - An atoll in the southern group of the Cook Islands that has a very interesting history; everyone on the island has the surname, Marsters.
Palmerston was discovered by Captain Cook in 1777, who gave the coordinates to traders in Tahiti because it was not close to other island, and a Scots trader by the name of Brander would make calls on the island to collect coconuts and sea slugs for his oriental clients. When his agent decided to move to another island, he encountered William Marsters living on the island of Manuae who agreed to move to Palmerston as his new agent.
In 1863, Marsters, his two wives and three children arrived in Palmerston not knowing that he would create his own dynasty in the next 36 years. Even though Marsters died in 1899, today there are over 1000 of his decendents bearing his name throughout the Cook Islands and New Zealand.
The Islanders all live on one motu [Palmerston] which is divided into three. Each division was for each wife of William Marsters and her children. The middle third is now commonly referred to as the Middle family or the Akakaingaro family [William Marster's "wife"] and it is they who occupy that section.
Within each section is land designated as building land (for homes) and land for planting. William Marsters applied the same principle of division of land for each wife on each of the motus in the atoll. The remaining motus were used for planting and families would live there a few weeks at a time when they were planting or harvesting.
As the atoll is located in the Typhoon belt, ships may call only once every three months.
If the diesel generator is working, electricity is available 12 hours a day.
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One of the 15 Islands that comprises the Cook Islands, belongs to the southern group.
A true atoll, Palmerston Island consists of a number of sandy islets on a continuous ring of coral reef enclosing a lagoon. The largest of the islets include Palmerston, North Island, Lee To Us, Leicester, Primrose, Toms and Cooks. The total land area of the islets is approximately one square mile (2.6 km²). The coral reef covers about 3,600 acres (15 km²), and the lagoon is some seven miles (11 km) across. There are several small passages through the reef for boats, though there is no safe entry for large ships. At a latitude of 18 degrees south, Palmerston enjoys a tropical climate but is exposed to severe hurricanes. A particularly destructive series of storms occurred during the 1920s and 1930s.
PALMERSTON - An atoll in the southern group of the Cook Islands that has a very interesting history; everyone on the island has the surname, Marsters.
Palmerston was discovered by Captain Cook in 1777, who gave the coordinates to traders in Tahiti because it was not close to other island, and a Scots trader by the name of Brander would make calls on the island to collect coconuts and sea slugs for his oriental clients. When his agent decided to move to another island, he encountered William Marsters living on the island of Manuae who agreed to move to Palmerston as his new agent.
In 1863, Marsters, his two wives and three children arrived in Palmerston not knowing that he would create his own dynasty in the next 36 years. Even though Marsters died in 1899, today there are over 1000 of his decendents bearing his name throughout the Cook Islands and New Zealand.
The Islanders all live on one motu [Palmerston] which is divided into three. Each division was for each wife of William Marsters and her children. The middle third is now commonly referred to as the Middle family or the Akakaingaro family [William Marster's "wife"] and it is they who occupy that section.
Within each section is land designated as building land (for homes) and land for planting. William Marsters applied the same principle of division of land for each wife on each of the motus in the atoll. The remaining motus were used for planting and families would live there a few weeks at a time when they were planting or harvesting.
As the atoll is located in the Typhoon belt, ships may call only once every three months.
If the diesel generator is working, electricity is available 12 hours a day.
kiaorana.com/palmerston.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_Island
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Coordinates: 18°2'28"S 163°9'22"W
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