Territorial change

Cook Islands: Non-state territory → United Kingdom (conquest)

1888 · Cook Islands

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What the records say

When: 1888
Kind: Territorial change
Where: Cook Islands
Coordinates: 21.23° S, 159.78° W
Process: conquest
Type: Conquest (armed force)
Pop: 8400
Area km2: 241
Gaining: United Kingdom

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The source

COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation