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:
Political Map of the World
Area:
total: 6 sq km
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land: 6 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
248
Area - comparative:
about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
11.1 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12
nm
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exclusive economic zone: 200
nm
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Climate:
tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees Celsius, wet season (May to October)
Terrain:
coral atoll
Elevation:
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Rocher Clipperton 29 m
Natural resources:
fish
Land use:
agricultural land: 0%
(2011 est.)
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arable land: 0%
(2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 0%
(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 0%
(2011 est.)
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forest: 0%
(2011 est.)
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other: 100%
(2011 est.)
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Natural hazards:
subject to tropical storms and hurricanes from May to October
Environment - current issues:
no natural resources, guano deposits depleted; the ring-shaped atoll encloses a stagnant fresh-water lagoon
Geography - note:
the atoll reef is approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) in circumference; an attempt to colonize the atoll in the early 20th century ended in disaster and was abandoned in 1917
