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 World

Area
total: 7 sq km
land: 7 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 11.1 km

Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate tropical, humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, rains May-October

Terrain coral atoll

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m

Natural resources none

Land use
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100% (all coral)

Irrigated land 0 sq km (1993)

Natural hazards subject to tornadoes

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

Geography - note reef about 8 km in circumference

NOTE: The information regarding Clipperton Island on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Clipperton Island Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Clipperton Island Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.