Clipperton Island

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.

10 17 N, 109 13 W

subject to tropical storms and hurricanes from May to October

about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, D.C.

tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees Celsius, wet season (May to October)

11.1 km

Total: 0 km

Agricultural land: 0% (2018 est.)

Forest: 0% (2018 est.)

Other: 100% (2018 est.)

Territorial sea: 12 nm

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

fish

the atoll reef is approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) in circumference

coral atoll

Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico

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Highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m

Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

Total : 6 sq km

Land: 6 sq km

Water: 0 sq km

Total: Uninhabited

no natural resources, guano deposits depleted; stagnant fresh-water lagoon

the flag of France is used

the laws of France apply

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 is alleged to have used the island as a base starting in 1705

defense is the responsibility of France

possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France