Clipperton Island

Clipperton Island Geography

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

Area - comparative
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 C, rains May-October

Terrain
coral atoll

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m

Natural resources
fish

Land use
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (all coral) (2001)

Irrigated land
0 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards
NA

Environment - current issues
NA

Geography - note
reef 12 km in circumference



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