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Clipperton Island: map and facts

Clipperton Island is in Central America. It has no permanent population. It covers 5 km². Its highest point is Clipperton Rock, at 29 m.

Clipperton Island and the sea around it. The ring shows where it is; the triangle marks its highest point, Clipperton Rock. Boundaries follow India’s official position.

Facts

Population: none permanent
Area: 5 km² (area as drawn on this map)
Highest point: Clipperton Rock, 29 m (Wikidata)

Mountains and landscapes

Its highest peaks:

Clipperton Rock: 29 m (its highest point)

Land

Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): water 57.1%, bare ground 42.9%.

Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plains 100%.

Neighbours

Clipperton Island has no land borders on this map.

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Sources

India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.

Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.

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