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The Clipperton Fracture Zone, also known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, is a geological submarine fracture zone of the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the five major lineations of the northern Pacific floor, south of the Clarion Fracture Zone. It was discovered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1950. The zone is administered by the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The area is under consideration for deep-sea mining due to the abundant presence of manganese nodules. The zone streteches around 4500 miles (7240 km). The fracture is an unusually mountainous topographical feature. The zone spans approximately 4,500,000 square kilometres (1,700,000 sq mi). It begins east-northeast of the Line Islands and ends in the Middle America Trench off the coast of Central America. It forms a rough line on the same latitude as Kiribati and Clipperton Island. In 2016, investigation of the zone's seafloor was found to contain an abundance and diversity of life – more than half of the species collected were new to science.The zone is sometimes referred to as the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ), with reference to Clarion Island at the northern edge of the zone.