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
Map references:
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:
total: 0 km
border countries: NA
Coastline:
11 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
Environment - international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - Note:
Reef 12 km in circumference |
