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Area > Comparative about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	6 sq km		[234th of 238]
Area > Total	6 sq km		[246th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[223rd of 239]
Climate tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October)
Coastline	11.1 km		[220th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Rocher Clipperton 29 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	10 17 N, 109 13 W
Geography > Note reef 12 km in circumference
Land use > Arable land	0%		[239th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[238th of 258]
Location Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Map references	Other
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[87th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[150th of 191]
Natural resources	fish
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[242nd of 256]
Terrain	coral atoll

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