The name on the sign that
marks the hill is "Taumata whakatangihanga koauau o tamatea turi
pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu", which
translates roughly as The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big
knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about,
played his nose flute to his loved one. At 85 letters, it has been
listed in the Guinness World Records as one of the longest place names
in the world.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Longest Place Name in the World
Longest Place Name in the World
The name on the sign that
marks the hill is "Taumata whakatangihanga koauau o tamatea turi
pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu", which
translates roughly as The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big
knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about,
played his nose flute to his loved one. At 85 letters, it has been
listed in the Guinness World Records as one of the longest place names
in the world.
The name on the sign that
marks the hill is "Taumata whakatangihanga koauau o tamatea turi
pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu", which
translates roughly as The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big
knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about,
played his nose flute to his loved one. At 85 letters, it has been
listed in the Guinness World Records as one of the longest place names
in the world.
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