]! ^! 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. 
]" ^" Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico ^# 10 17 N, 109 13 W ^$ Political Map of the World ^% `! 6 sq km `" 6 sq km `# 0 sq km ^& about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC ^' 0 km ^( 11.1 km ^) `$ 12 nm `I 200 nm ^* tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, rains May-October ^+ coral atoll ^, `% Pacific Ocean 0 m `& Rocher Clipperton 29 m ^- fish ^. `' 0% `( 0% `) 100% (all coral) (2001) ^/ 0 sq km (1998 est.) ^0 NA ^1 NA ^2 reef 12 km in circumference 
]# ^3 uninhabited (July 2005 est.) 
]$ ^F `4 none `5 Clipperton Island `V none `W Ile Clipperton `X sometimes called Ile de la Passion ^G possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic ^N the laws of France, where applicable, apply ^X the flag of France is used 
]% ^Y Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing. 
]' _C none; offshore anchorage only 
]( _G defense is the responsibility of France 
]) _H none 