French Pass

French Pass is a narrow and treacherous stretch of water that separates D'Urville Island, at the north end of the of New Zealand, from the mainland coast.
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  • Strait
  • …lies at an elevation of 42 metres (138 feet)
  • Description: strait in New Zealand
  • Also known as
    “Te Aumiro-o-te-Kawau-a-Toru”
    “Te Aumiti (French Pass)”

French Pass

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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
Geo­Names ID
6249681
Wiki­data ID
Q3646189

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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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