Clipperton Island (2008) | Clipperton Island (2001) | |
Area | total: 6 sq km
land: 6 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total:
7 sq km land: 7 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Climate | tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October) | tropical, humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, rains May-October |
Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Clipperton Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Clipperton former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion |
conventional long form:
none conventional short form: Clipperton Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Clipperton former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion |
Dependency status | possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France | possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic |
Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m |
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m |
Geography - note | reef 12 km in circumference | reef about 8 km in circumference |
Irrigated land | 0 sq km | 0 sq km (1993) |
Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all coral) (2005) |
arable land:
0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all coral) |
Map references | Political Map of the World | World |
Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
Population | uninhabited | uninhabited (July 2001 est.) |
Ports and harbors | - | none; offshore anchorage only |
Waterways | - | none |