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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Top 10 Longest place names
  • Krung thep mahanakhon bovorn ratanakosin mahintharayutthaya mahadilok pop noparatratchathani burirom udomratchanivetmahasathan amornpiman avatarnsathit sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit
    (167 letters)
    (Bangkok, Thailand)
  • Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
    (Maori name of a hill in New Zealand. Translation: "The place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed, and swallowed mountains, known as Land-eater, played on the flute to his loved one" (85 letters)
  • Gorsafawddachaidraigddanheddogleddollônpenrhynareur-draethceredigion
    Gwynedd, North Wales. Translation: "The Mawddach station and its dragon teeth at the Northern Penrhyn Road on the golden beach of Cardigan Bay".
    (67 letters)
  • Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
    Gwynedd, North Wales. Translation: "St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of the church of St. Tysilo near the Red Cave".
    (58 letters)
  • El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de la Porciúncula
    Los Angeles, California.
    Translation: "The town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Little Portion". (57 letters)
  • Chargoggagoggmanchaugagoggchaubunagungamaug
    A lake near Webster, Massachusetts.
    Translation: "You fish on your side. I'll fish on mine, and no one fishes in the middle". (43 letters)
  • Lower North Branch Little Southwest Miramichi
    A short river in New Brunswick, Canada (40 letters)
  • Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asis
    Santa Fe, New Mexico.
    Translation: "Royal city of the holy faith of St. Francis of Assisi".
    (40 letters)
  • Te Whakatakanga-o-te-ngarehu-o-te-ahi-a-Tamatea
    Mauri name of Hammer Springs, New Zealand.
    (38 letters)
  • Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhubhghaill
    Aultanrynie, Highlands, Scotland.
    (32 letters)

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