Environment: Climate
tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees Celsius, wet season (May to October)
Environment: Environmental issues
no natural resources, guano deposits depleted; stagnant fresh-water lagoon
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
0% (2018 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
0% (2018 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
100% (2018 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
about 12 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Geography: Area: land
6 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Coastline
11.1 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Rocher Clipperton 29 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
10 17 N, 109 13 W
Geography: Geography - note
the atoll reef is approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) in circumference
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
0% (2018 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
0% (2018 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
100% (2018 est.)
Geography: Map references
Political Map of the World
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
subject to tropical storms and hurricanes from May to October
Geography: Terrain
coral atoll
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Clipperton Island
Government: Country name: etymology
named after an 18th-century English pirate who is alleged to have used the island as a base starting in 1705
Government: Country name: former
sometimes referred to as Ile de la Passion or Atoll Clipperton
Government: Country name: local long form
none
Government: Country name: local short form
Ile Clipperton
Government: Dependency status
possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France
Government: Flag
the flag of France is used
Government: Legal system
the laws of France apply
Introduction: Background
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.
Military and Security: Military - note
defense is the responsibility of France
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