Geography of Clipperton Island

Location: Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico.

Geographic coordinates: 10 17 N, 109 13 W

Area: total: 6 sq km; land: 6 sq km; water: 0 sq km

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 11.1 km

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

Climate: tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October)

Terrain: coral atoll

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

Natural resources: fish

Land use: arable land: 0%; permanent crops: 0%; other: 100% (all coral) (2005)

Irrigated land: 0 sq km

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues: NA

Geography - note: reef 12 km in circumference.