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.- Strait
- Description: strait in New Zealand
- Also known as“Te Aumiro-o-te-Kawau-a-Toru”“Te Aumiti (French Pass)”
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-40.91826° or 40° 55′ 6″ south
Longitude
173.83018° or 173° 49′ 49″ east
Open location code
4VFM3RJJ+M3
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“French Pass” goes by many names.
Frenc-Pass boğazıAzerbaijani
French PassCatalan
Pas FrenchCatalan
French PassCebuano
ფრენჩ-პასიGeorgian
Te Aumiro-o-te-Kawau-a-ToruMaori
Te AumitiMaori
Френч-ПассRussian
Френч-Пасс (Французский проход)Russian
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