Compare Coral Sea Islands (2008) - Clipperton Island (2008)

Compare Coral Sea Islands (2008) z Clipperton Island (2008)

	Coral Sea Islands (2008)	Clipperton Island (2008)

Area	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important	total: 6 sq km land: 6 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	NA	about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	Scattered over more than three-quarters of a million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.	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.
Climate	tropical	tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October)
Coastline	3,095 km	11.1 km
Country name	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands	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	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity	Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m
Environment - current issues	no permanent fresh water resources	NA
Executive branch	administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	-
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 152 00 E	10 17 N, 109 13 W
Geography - note	important nesting area for birds and turtles	reef 12 km in circumference
Irrigated land	0 sq km	0 sq km
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all coral) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia	Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Map references	Oceania	Political Map of the World
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors	defense is the responsibility of France
Natural hazards	occasional tropical cyclones	NA
Natural resources	NEGL	fish
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)	uninhabited
Terrain	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)	coral atoll

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