L'île Clipperton – baptisée « île de la Passion » par les Français – est un atoll français situé dans l'océan Pacifique, à 1 280 kilomètres à l'ouest du Mexique (coordonnées de l'atoll : 10° 18’ N, 109° 13’ W). Bien qu'ayant été sous la juridiction des Établissements français d'Océanie de 1936 puis de la Polynésie française jusqu'au 18 mars 1986, l'île relève aujourd'hui du domaine public maritime et est inscrite au tableau des propriétés domaniales de l'État. Elle est, à ce titre, sous l'autorité du Ministre de l'Outre-Mer, autorité qu'il délègue au Haut-Commissaire de la République de Polynésie française, représentant de l'État, à qui il appartient d'accorder des autorisations aux particuliers désirant aborder l'atoll ou y obtenir des concessions d'exploitation. De fait, cette possession française ne fait pas formellement partie des TOM.
Clipperton Island is an uninhabited six-square-kilometer coral atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, south-west of Mexico and west of Costa Rica, at 10°18′N 109°13′W. It is an overseas state private property and a constituent part of the French Republic under the direct authority of the Minister of Overseas France.
Short name
Clipperton Island
Official name
Clipperton Island
Status
Overseas state private property and constituent part of the French Republic (French since 1935)
Clipperton Island was discovered by the pirate John Clipperton in the 18th century. It became French in 1855 and was seized by Mexico in 1897. After arbitration by the king of Italy, it was awarded to France, which took possession of the island in 1935.
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