Clipperton Island
(Possession of France (Ile
Clipperton))
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Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing. Administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France
Source: The World Factbook, CIA. |
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.