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Longest place name in the world has 85 letters
short by Sanira Mediratta / on Saturday, 18 March, 2017
A place in Hawke's Bay in New Zealand is considered to be the longest place name in the world, with 85 letters. The name 'Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu' roughly translates to "the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as landeater, played his flute to his loved one."
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