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Clipperton Island
Clipperton Island ((フランス語:Île de Clipperton) or ''フランス語:Île de la Passion'', (スペイン語:Isla de la Pasión)) is an uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean, south-west of Mexico, west of Nicaragua, west of Costa Rica and north-west of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, at . It is an overseas minor territory of France under direct authority of the Minister of Overseas France.〔(Art. 9, Loi n° 55-1052 du 6 août 1955 modifiée portant statut des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises et de l'île de Clipperton ).
(Décret du 31 janvier 2008 relatif à l'administration de l'île de Clipperton ).〕
It is low-lying and largely barren, save for scattered grasses and a few clumps of coconut palms. A small volcanic outcrop rising to on its south-east side is referred to as "Clipperton Rock".〔(Clipperton Island History ).〕 The atoll has been occupied at various times by guano miners, would-be settlers or military personnel, mostly from Mexico, which claimed it until international arbitration awarded it to France in 1931.
Clipperton has had no permanent inhabitants since 1945. It is visited on occasion by fishermen, French Navy patrols, scientific researchers, film crews, and shipwreck survivors. It has been a popular site for transmissions by ham radio operators.〔(Clipperton Island DXpedition ), includes details on several previous ham radio expeditions to Clipperton, and photos of the island.〕
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