| Introduction | Clipperton Island | = Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
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Flag description:
 | the flag of France is used |
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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This page was last updated on 3 February, 2012 |
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