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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Longest officially recognized place name

Longest  officially recognized place name is  Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahuhas 85 letters.
It’s the name for a hill, 305 metre high, close to Porangahau,  New Zealand.


TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOT
AMATEAPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU is the Māori name for a mound, 305 metres (1,001 ft) towering, near Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

It's pronounced just like it's spelled,

taumata
whaka tangi
hangako
au au
otama
tea turi
pukaka
pikima unga
horonu
kupokai
when u aki
tana tahu

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Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu #greatkiwiroadie

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