Clipperton Island Population: uninhabited
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| This isolated atoll was named for John CLIPPERTON, an English pirate who was rumored to have made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855 and claimed by the US, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France in 1931, which took possession in 1935. |
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| Location: | Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico |
| Geographic coordinates: | 10 17 N, 109 13 W |
| Area: | total: 6 sq km land: 6 sq km water: 0 sq km Size comparison: about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land Boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 11.1 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: | tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees Celsius, wet season (May to October) |
| Terrain: | coral atoll |
| Natural resources: | fish |
| Land use: | agricultural land: 0% (2011 est.) arable land: 0% (2011 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2011 est.) permanent pasture: 0% (2011 est.) forest: 0% (2011 est.) other: 100% (2011 est.) |
| Natural hazards: | subject to tropical storms and hurricanes from May to October |
| Current Environment Issues: | no natural resources, guano deposits depleted; the ring-shaped atoll encloses a stagnant fresh-water lagoon |
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| Country name: | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Clipperton Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Clipperton former: sometimes referred to as Ile de la Passion or Atoll Clipperton etymology: named after an 18th-century English pirate who supposedly used the island as a base |
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| Legal system: | the laws of France apply |
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Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, tuna fishing is the only economically viable species. | |
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| Ports and terminals: | none; offshore anchorage only |
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| Defense is the responsibility of France | |
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| Disputes - International: | none |
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Source: CIA - The World Factbook