Explore Clipperton's waters with Pristine Seas

Traveling a thousand kilometers from the coast of Mexico, the National Geographic Pristine Seas team set out to better understand the island’s reefs, unexplored deep waters, and surrounding seamounts. The expedition was part of Pristine Seas, National Geographic’s largest initiative dedicated to environmental preservation, founded by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala in 2008. Learn more: natgeo.org/pristineseas
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[@houseofsolomon2440]

2010 a tanker, the Sachem Osprey, collided directly with the atoll, spilling its contents of xylene onto the reef. A little-mentioned chapter of environmental disaster there. Additionally, that leftover ammunition from ww2 continues leaching / polluting the environment.

[@stefanhernold345]

So Clipperton is no longer as pristine a place as it is made out to be in this docu ?

[@mariiamghazy]

A beautiful island

[@tonogaratebuser8420]

Maravilloso !!!!

[@Troy-y5b]

They need to make this a preserve to keep fishing away. Not many areas like this anymore.

[@Zhiivago]

Interesting but why didn't you dive in the freshwater lagoon? Much more interesting. Freshwater lake in the middle of an ocean.

[@jazzad]

The lagoon is dead. Acidic waters and overeutrophied. There's a bit of seaweed and that's it.

[@FANGATO974]

merci

[@franciscoburguete9959]

Mexico por descuido perdio la isla de la pasion las filipinas las islas frente a california amén de la parte norte de su territorio No fué capaz de defenderlo

[@heipuahelme8938]

Une ile annexée à Tahiti et dont les autorisations administratives sont octroyées par le Haut Commissariat de la Polynésie Française 🇵🇫 🇫🇷

[@antoinejosse6978]

Excellent

[@arturonevarez475]

People’s from mexico lived there, born there and died there, that’s why belongs to Mexico!

[@jetaddicted]

Si, termino cun un hombre matado por las mujeres que el habia submetido a su servicio. Quieres intentar lo de nuevo?

[@guguss3804]

It was discovered in 1711 by 2 French Captains who wrote it in their diaries. The French Are the only ones with a written Proof of their discovery. France officially took possession of the Island in 1848 and nobody contested it. As Mexico failed to show any proof that the spanish had discovered the Island before the French, it was granted to France by the King of Italy in an international arbitrage. Mexico itself recognized french sovereignty on the Island.

[@nicholasjanosy2214]

“Discovered” ? It was always there.

[@guguss3804]

Nicholas Janosy Thanks Sherlock. Yet the first humans to set foot on the Island and the only ones with a written proof were French. In international law, a Terra nullius goes to the First one who can prove it found the Land First, in this case the French as the international arbitrage said.

[@hlkp333]

Besides introducing invasive species that nearly destroyed the fragile ecosystem of the island, which they did not discover themselves btw, and overfishing illegally the area, I don't really see what the Mexicans did in this island.

[@jmb3492]

Une zone économique maritime que la france devrais plus protéger

[@nicholasjanosy2214]

Jmb 34 Why France ? It’s Mexican. Period.

[@nicholasjanosy2214]

Jmb 34 France should take care of the problems they have at home before creating new ones. They are very arrogant

[@bibilabiquette9710]

@@nicholasjanosy2214 Clipperton is a french island

[@refractorymercury]

Royal pointe surtout sa gueule pour video de promo personnelle, Cliperton elle s'en tape le coquillart

[@juanmelaraheredia9487]

Querrás decir México 🇲🇽🏝️🌵

[@JoseOrtiz-fc7mj]

Mexican island!

[@nikitavisuals568]

US island.

[@nikitavisuals568]

@Gonzales Frederic : For now. When France becomes an Islamic republic, the island will be up for grabs.

[@jetaddicted]

Isla Francesa. Mejor no te recuerdo lo que vosotros Mejicanos son conocidos por, relatado a Clipperton 🤣

[@guguss3804]

It was discovered in 1711 by 2 French Captains who wrote it in their diaries. The French Are the only ones with a written Proof of their discovery. France officially took possession of the Island in 1848 and nobody contested it. As Mexico failed to show any proof that the spanish had discovered the Island before the French, it was granted to France by the King of Italy in an international arbitrage. Mexico itself recognized french sovereignty on the Island.

[@teodoroperez756]

Discover by Alvaro Savedra in 1526 and named "Isla de los Medanos"

[@betta56]

Que bonita isla mexicana

[@nicopacabana6611]

betta56 French Island*

[@noahrodriguez4657]

Les voleurs 🇫🇷

[@jetaddicted]

Francesa. No sueñas.

[@guguss3804]

It was discovered in 1711 by 2 French Captains who wrote it in their diaries. The French Are the only ones with a written Proof of their discovery. France officially took possession of the Island in 1848 and nobody contested it. As Mexico failed to show any proof that the spanish had discovered the Island before the French, it was granted to France by the King of Italy in an international arbitrage. Mexico itself recognized french sovereignty on the Island.

[@juanmelaraheredia9487]

@@jetaddicted De México 🇲🇽🌄viva México ❤️

[@AndresSanchez-to8gl]

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