Clipperton Island
none conventional short form: Clipperton Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Clipperton former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion
Clipperton Island as the 2001 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 28 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.
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Introduction
1 fieldBackground
This isolated island was named for John CLIPPERTON, a pirate who made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935.
Geography
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
17 fieldsLand use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all coral)
People
1 fieldGovernment
4 fieldsCountry name
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Clipperton Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Clipperton former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion
Dependency status
possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic
Economy
Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing.
1 fieldEconomy - overview
Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing.
Transportation
2 fieldsMilitary
1 fieldTransnational Issues
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Clipperton Island.” The World Factbook 2001. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/clipperton-island/2001.