Clipperton Island Introduction 2013, CIA World Factbook

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Clipperton Island Introduction 2013

SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on November 15, 2012

Background:
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.

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Clipperton Island Introduction 2013 SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES