Clipperton Island: Geography#
Location | Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico |
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Geographic Coordinates | 10 17 N, 109 13 W 10.283334,-109.21667 |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 11.1 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | coral atoll |
Natural Hazards | NA |
Natural Resource | fish |
Land Use | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all coral) (2011) |
Climate | tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October) |
Irrigated Land | NA |
Renewable Water Resources | NA |
Environment_CurrentIssues | NA |
Environment - international agreements | NA |
Large Cities | |
Geography-note | the atoll reef is approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) in circumference; an effort to colonize the atoll in the early 20th century ended in disaster and was abandoned in 1917 |