The story
From the name of the French whaling ship Le Liancourt that nearly wrecked on the rocks in 1849.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Liancourt Rocks
Today it means: A group of islets located in the Sea of Japan, administered as part of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and claimed by the Japan and North Korea. Full definition →