L’Esperance Rock
L'Esperance Rock, formerly known as French Rock and Brind Rock, is the southernmost islet in the Kermadec Islands, to the north of New Zealand. It is 80 km south of Curtis Island and 600 km northeast of East Cape on New Zealand's North Island.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Rock
- Description: island in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Brind Rock” and “French Rock”
L’Esperance Rock
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-31.43333° or 31° 26′ south
Longitude
-178.9° or 178° 54′ west
Open location code
42W3H38X+MX
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“L’Esperance Rock” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “L’Espérance Rock”
- Chinese: “埃斯佩朗斯岩”
- Dutch: “L’Esperance Rock”
- French: “île de l’Espérance”
- French: “Île de l’Espérance”
- German: “L’Esperance Rock”
- Hungarian: “L’Esperance-szikla”
- Japanese: “エスペランス岩礁”
- Spanish: “L’Esperance Rock”
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