Longest Names Of Places In The World – List Of Names
LONGEST NAMES OF PLACES – In this topic, we are going to know some of the longest names of places in the world.
There are places in the world that have names that are extraordinarily long. These names were shortened for reference and pronunciation, according to World Atlas.
Here are some of the longest names of places in the world, according to the site:
- Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill, Australia
- A hill in South Australia located at about 108.8 km northwest of Marla town. It is a Pitjantjatjara term for “Where the devil urinates”.
- Bovenendvankeelafsnysleegte, South Africa
- A farm which is found in Upper Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is an Afrikaan term for “Upper end of throat-cut valley”.
- Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta, India
- Also known as Venkata Narasimha Rajuvaripet or V N Rajuvaripeta or shortly, “Sri”, it is a railway station in Tamil Nadu, India.
- Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik, Canada
- A lake in Manitoba, Canada. It is a Cree term for “where the wild trout are caught by fishing with hooks.”
- Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä, Finland
- A bog region in Savukoski, Lapland in Finland. A pub was also named after the region. It is a genuine name, since it has no significant meaning in the Finnish language and was considered an alternative gibberish.
- Azpilicuetagaraycosaroyarenberecolarrea, Spain
- A place in Azpilkueta, Navarra, Spain. It is a Basque term for “The low field of high pen of Azpilikueta”
- Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein, South Africa
- A farm in the Northwestern province of South Africa. Like Bovenendvankeelafsnysleegte, it is an Afrikaan term for “the spring where two buffaloes were killed with a single shot”.
- Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, United States
- A lake in Webster, Massachusetts, United States. It is also known as Lake Webster. It is Nipmuc for “fishing point that’s at the boundaries and which is a neutral meeting point.”
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales
- Shortened to Llanfairpwll or Llanfair PG, it is a village on the island of Alglesey in Wales. It means “St Mary’s church of the pool of the white hazels over against the pool of St Tysilio Gogo”.
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, New Zealand
- A hill near Porangahau, New Zealand. Shortened to Taumata, it is a Māori term for “The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his kōauau (flute) to his loved one”.
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