Rarotonga is a very popular tourist destination with many resorts, hotels and motels. The chief town, Avarua, on the north coast, is the capital of the Cook Islands. The volcanic island of Rarotonga stands over 14,750 feet (4,500 meters) above the ocean floor. It is 32 km (20 miles) in circumference and has an area of 67.19 km (26 square miles). At a depth of 4,000 m (13,000 ft) the volcano is nearly 50 km (31 miles) in diameter. Te Manga, at 658 m (2,140 ft) above sea level, is the highest peak on the island. The island is surrounded by
Movement for the Self-Determination of Bioko Island events are related in a book by a witness to the events, the Italian writer Franco Lelli, "Okiri: Una Storia Africana" (I.P.S.I.A. Terni, 2005). Movement for the Self-Determination of Bioko Island The Movement for the Self-Determination of Bioko Island () is a proscribed political organization in Equatorial Guinea. It has its roots in the pre-independence Unión Bubi, which sought independence from the mainland half of Spanish Guinea. It is supported by the Bubi ethnic group, which dominates Bioko island (home of the national capital). The Unión Bubi wanted the Spanish government to separate the Bubi-dominated Bioko and the Fang-dominated Río