Clipperton Island

Summary

Clipperton Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Clipperton Island is credited with the discovery of Mathieu Martin de Chassiron^[3].
• Clipperton Island is credited with the discovery of Michel Dubocage^[4].
• Clipperton Island is located in France^[5].
• Clipperton Island is in the country of France^[6].
• Clipperton Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[7].
• Clipperton Island's image is recorded as 2022-04-20-00 00 2022-04-20-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A True color.jpg^[8].
• Clipperton Island's continent is recorded as North America^[9].
• Clipperton Island's instance of is recorded as island^[10].
• Clipperton Island's instance of is recorded as dependent territory^[11].
• Clipperton Island's instance of is recorded as atoll^[12].
• Clipperton Island's instance of is recorded as WWF ecoregion^[13].
• Clipperton Island's flag image is recorded as Flag of France.svg^[14].
• Clipperton Island's operator is recorded as Minister for Overseas France^[15].
• John Clipperton is named after Clipperton Island^[16].
• Passion is named after Clipperton Island^[17].
• Clipperton Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316431278^[18].
• Clipperton Island's locator map image is recorded as Localisation de l'ile de Clipperton.png^[19].
• Clipperton Island's locator map image is recorded as Clipperton Island in France.svg^[20].
• Clipperton Island's locator map image is recorded as Clipperton Island in its region.svg^[21].
• Clipperton Island's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh90000274^[22].
• Clipperton Island's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12030068p^[23].
• Clipperton Island's postal code is recorded as 98799^[24].
• Clipperton Island's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is recorded as CP^[25].
• Clipperton Island's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code is recorded as CPT^[26].
• Clipperton Island's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as FR-CP^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Mathieu Martin de Chassiron^[3], a seafarer^[28], 1674–1722^[29] and Michel Dubocage^[4], an explorer^[30], 1676–1727^[31], of France^[32], awarded the Weapons of Honour^[33].

Why It Matters

Clipperton Island ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]