Taumatawhakatangi hangakoauauotamatea turipukakapikimaunga horonukupokaiwhen uakitanatahu
hill in New Zealand
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu[1] is the Maori name of a hill in New Zealand. The short form Taumata is used in everyday talk. The hill is 305 meters high.[2]
It has eighty-five letters in its name. It is one of the longest place names in the world.
Notes and sources
change- ↑ This spelling is based on the sign located on the hill itself, two versions of which are shown in photographs shown in this article.
- ↑ "About name". taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.com. 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2011-04-16.[permanent dead link]