Clipperton Island

Possession of France

 
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GEOGRAPHY

Location

Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico

Area

Total area: 7 sq km
Land area: 7 sq km
Comparative area: about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land Boundaries

0 km

Coastline

11.1 km

Maritime Claims

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

International Disputes

Claimed by Mexico

Climate

Tropical

Terrain

Coral atoll
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Rocher Clipperton 21 m

Natural Resources

None

Land Use

Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100% (all coral)

Irrigated Land

0 sq km

Environment

Current issues: NA
Natural hazards: NA
International agreements: NA

Note: Reef about 8 km in circumference

PEOPLE

Population

Uninhabited

GOVERNMENT

Names

Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Clipperton Island
Local long form: none
Local short form: Ile Clipperton
Former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion

Digraph

Type

French possession administered by France from French Polynesia by High Commissioner of the Republic

Capital

None; administered by France from French Polynesia

Independence

None (possession of France)

Flag

The flag of France is used

ECONOMY

Overview

The only economic activity is a tuna fishing station.

TRANSPORTATION

Ports

None; offshore anchorage only

DEFENSE FORCES

Note: Defense is the responsibility of France

History
World Atlas

last updated: 23 november 1997

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