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World > North America >
Clipperton Island > Geography (Facts)
| Clipperton Island - Geography (Facts) |
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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 |
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