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Mitiaro, the fourth island in the
Cook Islands group, is of
volcanic origin. Standing in water 14,750 feet deep (4500 m) it's four miles (6.4 km) across at its widest point. It is surrounded by the belt of fossilised coral—makatea—between 20 and 40 feet high (6 to 9 m) characteristic of islands in the southern group. The centre is almost flat, quite swampy and contains two freshwater lakes teeming with
eels and the imported
tilapia from
Africa where it's known as bream. Beaches are limited but there are crystal clear pools ideal for swimming in the subterranean limestone caves and the beach at low tide abounds in interesting marine life.
The native islanders had a pre-European history of harassment and subjugation by the warlike
Atiuans and suffered greatly from this. When missionary,
John Williams arrived to convert the Mitiaroans on June 20, 1823, the population was fewer than 100.
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