Clipperton Island Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
French atoll in the Pacific Ocean
About Clipperton Island
Clipperton is part of "Overseas France" (France d'outre-mer), and is held as state private property under the direct authority of the French government. This isolated island was named after John Clipperton, a British pirate. It is claimed that he made it his hideout early in the 18th century to attack passing shipping. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935. Its former name,Passion Island, was officially given in 1711 by French discoverers and is sometimes still used. Since World War II, the island has been uninhabited.
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