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Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
No, I didn't smash my face against the keyboard -- the title of this post is actually the shortened name of a hill in New Zealand, and what the Guinness Book of World Records calls the longest place name in the world, clocking in at a full 92 letters. For the sake of formatting, I'm going to refer to it as Frank from now on, OK? Frank the hill. Great.
According to Wikipedia, Frank translates to, "The brow [or summit] of the hill [or place], where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid [down], climbed [up] and swallowed mountains, [to travel the land], [who is] known as the land eater, played [on] his [nose] flute to his loved one." Just check out how long the caterpillar-like sign is:
If you'd like to visit Frank, you'll have to travel to the southern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Don't get your hopes up, though. "There is nothing [there], just a sign to mark the place," notes one traveler. Sounds like fun.
According to Wikipedia, Frank translates to, "The brow [or summit] of the hill [or place], where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid [down], climbed [up] and swallowed mountains, [to travel the land], [who is] known as the land eater, played [on] his [nose] flute to his loved one." Just check out how long the caterpillar-like sign is:
If you'd like to visit Frank, you'll have to travel to the southern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Don't get your hopes up, though. "There is nothing [there], just a sign to mark the place," notes one traveler. Sounds like fun.
Filed under: Oceania, New Zealand
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chris Maki Feb 2nd 2007 2:12PM
Frank is the name of a town in British Columbia that got covered by a landslide due to over zealous mining.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/frank.htm