Clipperton Island
French atoll in the Pacific Ocean
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Summary
Clipperton Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,454 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Mathieu Martin de Chassiron[3], Michel Dubocage[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: France[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[7]
- Continent: North America[8]
- Instance of: dependent territory[9], atoll[10], WWF ecoregion[11]
- Operator: Minister for Overseas France[12]
- Named after: John Clipperton[13], Passion[14]
- Postal code: 98799[15]
- Part of: Overseas France[16]
- Commons category: Clipperton Island[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC−08:00[18]
- Unicode character: 🇨🇵[19]
- Time of discovery or invention: April 2, 1711[20]
- Highest point: Clipperton Rock[21]
- Coordinate location: 10.293888888889, -109.21722222222[22]
- Located in/on physical feature: North Pacific Ocean[23]
- Significant event: Clipperton Island Case[24], Forgotten People of Clipperton[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Clipperton Island[26]
- Commons gallery: Île Clipperton[27]
- Population: 0[28]
- Lowest point: Pacific Ocean[29]
- Native label: La Passion–Clipperton[30]
- Short name: 🇨🇵[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 29[32]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Clipperton Island covers an area of 6[33].
Why It Matters
Clipperton Island has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]