Compare Clipperton Island (2008) - Palmyra Atoll (2008)

Compare Clipperton Island (2008) z Palmyra Atoll (2008)

	Clipperton Island (2008)	Palmyra Atoll (2008)

Airports	-	1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Area	total: 6 sq km land: 6 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 11.9 sq km land: 11.9 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	This isolated island was named for John CLIPPERTON, a pirate who made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935.	The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now privately owned by the Nature Conservancy. This organization is managing the atoll as a nature preserve. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12 nautical mile US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and were designated a National Wildlife Refuge in January 2001.
Climate	tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October)	equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline	11.1 km	14.5 km
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: Palmyra Atoll
Dependency status	possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France	incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing.	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates	10 17 N, 109 13 W	5 52 N, 162 04 W
Geography - note	reef 12 km in circumference	about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
Irrigated land	0 sq km	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all coral) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Location	Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Map references	Political Map of the World	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of the US
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	fish	terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population	uninhabited	no indigenous inhabitants note: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2007 est.)
Terrain	coral atoll	very low

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