When Joel found out we would be near the place with the longest name in the world, well, that was all she wrote. So, we spent an hour and a half (each way!) driving small, narrow, one-lane roads, (often under construction), each way, just to take a picture by the sign. (did I mention it was 1 1/2 hours EACH way! sigh)
“Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu holds the world record for being the longest place name on the entire planet, at the length of 85 characters.” – Atlas Obscura
“This 1,000-foot hill on the North Island of New Zealand is named after Tamatea, who was a legendary Maori explorer who traversed across the vast lands of New Zealand. To honor his exploits, the Maori people named a hill after him, and to show their true adoration, they used an entire sentence. The 85-character toponym translates literally to “the summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one.” – Atlas Obscura
“…this hill remains the Guinness Book of World Records leader for longest place name, and has become a tourist attraction for geography and word nerds from across the globe.” – Atlas Obscura
So, that’s it. After going to the place with the longest name in the world, we are officially ‘word nerds’. Stay tuned to see what Joel finds for us to do next.
Not only am I impressed with the words longest place name, but also with driving on the wrong side of the road. With sheep to boot. I
Leave it to you two to find the longest place name!! What fun and we really got a laugh at Jerry’s response !!
June and Gene
Tena korua!
Your Dad has the longest word now…hahaha!!
Have loads of fun and a super day!
Quite a long name! I couldn’t even begin to pronounce it! Looks like you had fun finding it!
So fun! Looks like the drive was beautiful too, minus the construction, of course.
Cheers!
I laugh so much with your post 😂😂😂😂😂 i’ve heard about this sign before but i didn’t know where it was. Thanks for all the informática. safe travels and continue writing so we can travel with you 😊
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