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Islands of France
Clipperton (Passion, Ile de la) [1160]
Group:
Country: France - Clipperton Island: Pacific
Lat: 10.30º NLong: 109.22º W
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE:
Corse (Corsica) [494]
Group:
Country: France - Corsica Region: Mediterranean Sea
Lat: 42.15º N Long : 9.15º E
Area: 8741.4 sq. km Altitude: 2710 m
Shoreline: 784.2 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.0897
Depth to nearest land: >201 m
Nearest island: 15 km group: 90 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 90 km Isolation Index: 23
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: mediterranean
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: fires
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 240200 (1982) Density: 27.5 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 0.4%/yr Stable
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 8% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 10260 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 5
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 28/01/89
Oleron [480]
Group:
Country: France Region: Bay of Biscay
Lat: 45.92º N Long : 1.30º W
Area: 189.8 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Shoreline: 74.5 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.3925
Depth to nearest land: <25 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 1 km Isolation Index: 3
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 8% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 10260 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 5
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 5
Last updated: 02/08/88
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