Clipperton Island facts for kids
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| Minor territory | Île de Clipperton |
Clipperton Island is an uninhabited atoll in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Central America. It is about 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) in size, and is an overseas territory of France. In Spanish, it is known as Isla de la Pasión. It is about 1,280 kilometres (800 mi) from Acapulco. The nearest French settlements is Papeete, 5,400 kilometres (3,400 mi) away. Paris is 10,677 kilometres (6,634 mi) away. Clipperton Island is about 945 km (587 mi; 510 nmi) south-east of Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Archipelago, which is the nearest land.
Images for kids
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Coconut palms on Clipperton. The lagoon is visible beyond the trees
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A bright-orange Clipperton crab (Johngarthia planata)
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1895 $1 stamp of Clipperton Island, issued as part of the US claim to the island
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Mexican survivors from Clipperton Island, 1917
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Surf on Clipperton Island
See also
In Spanish: Isla Clipperton para niños
