French Pass
French Pass is a narrow and treacherous stretch of water that separates D'Urville Island, at the north end of the South Island of New Zealand, from the mainland coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Strait
- Description: strait in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Te Aumiro-o-te-Kawau-a-Toru”, “Te Aumiti (French Pass)”, and “Te Aumiti / French Pass”
French Pass
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“French Pass” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Frenc-Pass boğazı”
- Catalan: “French Pass”
- Catalan: “Pas French”
- Cebuano: “French Pass”
- French: “French Pass”
- Georgian: “ფრენჩ-პასი”
- German: “French Pass”
- Maori: “Te Aumiro-o-te-Kawau-a-Toru”
- Maori: “Te Aumiti”
- Russian: “Френч-Пасс (Французский проход)”
- Russian: “Френч-Пасс”
- Spanish: “French Pass”
- Spanish: “Paso Frances”
- Spanish: “Paso Francés”
- Spanish: “Te Aumiti”
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