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Capital | administered by the Minister for Overseas France |
Government | possession of France |
Area | 6 km2 |
Population | uninhabited |
Time Zone | UTC -7 |
Clipperton Island, also known as Île de la Passion is a small, ring-shaped atoll located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean. It has no permanent residents and is mainly visited by Mexican fishermen and French Navy patrols.