L’Esperance Rock

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L’Esperance Rock is a small, uninhabited volcanic islet in the South Pacific Ocean that forms part of New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands group.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
L’Esperance Rock canonical 2

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rock formation
uninhabited island
volcanic islet
access by boat only
administrativeDivision New Zealand offshore islands
surface form: New Zealand outlying islands (non-self-governing)
archipelago Kermadec Islands
climate subtropical oceanic
continent Oceania
country New Zealand
countryCode NZ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 70 metres
exclusiveEconomicZone New Zealand exclusive economic zone
fauna seabird nesting site
flora very sparse vegetation
geologicalSetting Tonga–Kermadec Arc
surface form: Kermadec volcanic arc
governedBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
surface form: New Zealand Department of Conservation
hasNameVariant L’Esperance Rock self-link
hazard exposure to ocean swells
volcanic activity potential
highestPoint about 70 metres above sea level
humanSettlement none
inhabited no
islandGroupStatus most southerly major rock of the Kermadec Islands
locatedIn Kermadec Islands
Pacific Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
marineProtection within Kermadec Marine Reserve
nameLanguage French
oceanRegion South Pacific
partOf Kermadec Islands
surface form: Kermadec Islands group

New Zealand offshore islands
surface form: New Zealand Outlying Islands
permanentInfrastructure none
population 0
primaryUse scientific research
protectedStatus part of Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve
relativeLocation in the northern Kermadec arc
south of Raoul Island
seaConditions often rough
sovereignState New Zealand
tectonicPlate Pacific Plate
volcanicOrigin yes

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kermadec Islands otherIsland L’Esperance Rock
L’Esperance Rock hasNameVariant L’Esperance Rock self-link