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| CLIPPERTON ISLAND GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
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Area > Total
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6 sq km
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[244th of 248]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km
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[167th of 237]
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Climate
tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October) |
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Coastline
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11.1 km
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[203rd of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Rocher Clipperton 29 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Pacific Ocean 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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10 17 N, 109 13 W |
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Geography > Note
reef 12 km in circumference |
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km
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[182nd of 185]
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Land use > Arable land
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0 %
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[231st of 241]
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Land use > Other
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100 %
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[5th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0 %
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[224th of 241]
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Location
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico |
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Map references
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Other |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[36th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[33rd of 190]
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Natural resources
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fish |
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Population density
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0 people per sqkm |
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[242nd of 256]
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Terrain
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coral atoll |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Heal The World Foundation.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Clipperton Island, Ile Clipperton
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