#1 – Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateahaumaitawhitiurehaeaturipuk-akapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
With a whopping 105 letters, it is officially the longest place name in the world. It is the Māori name for a hill in southern Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
#2 – Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
It is a village on the island of Anglesey in Wales. It is the longest recognized place name in the United Kingdom (58 letters).
#3 – Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
It’s a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts (45 letters).
#4 – Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik
This lake holds the record for the longest place name in Canada. The lake is situated in Manitoba and Nunavut. In total it contains 31 letters, not including the word "lake."
#5 – Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya
It’s a hill in South Australia and it’s officially the longest geographical place name in the country, at 26 letters.
Honorable mention – Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit
The offical name of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Longest town name in the US:
ReplyDeleteKleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania
Imagine writing that on all your return envelopes. BUt kind of pales in comparison to the others on this list.
Eh, the longest place name in the world is "Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit"
ReplyDeleteand that is the full official name of Thailand's Capital Krung Thep (Bangkok)
Isn't that what I already said?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 11, I stayed with family friends on [Webster Lake] and was required to learn how to say the lake name, which, sounded-out is: "Lake Sha-gog-a-gog Man-sha-gog-a-gog Shu-bun-a-gung-a-mog." That summer was one of the best :)
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