Clipperton Island
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Area
6 km²
Coordinates
10.3000, -109.2167
Category
islands
Overview
An uninhabited coral ring in the eastern Pacific - one of the most isolated atolls on Earth.
About
Clipperton Island, also known as Clipperton Atoll and previously as Clipperton's Rock, is an 8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi) uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The only French territory in the North Pacific, Clipperton is 10,675 km (5,764 nmi) from Paris, France; 5,400 km (2,900 nmi) from Papeete, French Polynesia; and 1,280 km (690 nmi) from Acapulco, Guerrero.
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