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Clipperton Island
Ile Clipperton
former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion
INTRODUCTION
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Background:
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This isolated island was named for John CLIPPERTON, a pirate who made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935. |
GEOGRAPHY
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Location:
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Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico |
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Geographic coordinates:
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10 17 N, 109 13 W |
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Map references:
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Political Map of the World |
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Area:
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total: 6 sq km
water: 0 sq km land: 6 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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11.1 km |
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Maritime claims:
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exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Climate:
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tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, rains May-October |
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Terrain:
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coral atoll |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m |
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Natural resources:
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fish |
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all coral) (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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0 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
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NA |
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Environment - current issues:
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NA |
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Geography - note:
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reef 12 km in circumference |
PEOPLE
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Population:
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uninhabited (July 2002 est.) |