Clipperton Island Geography
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Location:
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico.
Geographic coordinates:
10 17 N, 109 13 W.
Map references:
Political Map of the World.
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, wet season (May to 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) (2005).
Irrigated land:
0 sq km.
Natural hazards:
NA.
Environment - current issues:
NA.
Geography - note:
reef 12 km in circumference.
This page was last updated on May 15, 2008
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