clipperton island
Clipperton Island is an uninhabited 6 km2 coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is 10,677 km from Paris, 5,400 km from Papeete, Tahiti, and 1,080 km from Mexico. It is an overseas state private property of France.
In the past, Clipperton Island was the subject of a sovereignty dispute between France and Mexico, which was finally settled through arbitration in 1931. Clipperton completely encloses a stagnant 12 km in circumference fresh-water lagoon. The lagoon is devoid of fish and contains some deep basins, with depths of 43 and 72 meters, including a spot known as Trou-Sans-Fond, or ‘the bottomless hole’, with acidic water at its base.
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