Clipperton Island
Clipperton Island is a huge coral reef island. This is situated in the North Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico & west of Costa Rica. This ring shaped island has a measure of 12 km as circumference and is a completely enclosed its lagoon. Clipperton has no permanent inhabitants. It is an overseas possession of France. Administration is under the control of minister of overseas France.
The island has tropical oceanic climate having average temperature of 20-32 degree centigrade. It rains between May to October & the island is subjected to tropical storms. According to Sachet’s visit in 1958, the vegetation is a sparse cover of spiny grass &low thickets, a creeping plant & stands of coconut palm. This low lying herbaceous vegetation looks like pioneer in nature & majority is results of recent species .
Clipperton lacks in natural resources. Around 115 kinds of fish are identified in the territorial waters. Other than the 700-mile boat voyage & lack of harbor there is no other safer place look.
A recreational scuba diving expedition by the Liveboard scuba diving vessel Nautilus Explorer was carried at around the reefs of Clipperton from April 15-20, 2007. This was initiated to study latest marine life taking into consideration of earlier data reported.
