The Worlds Longest Place Name Has 85 Letters

Try saying this three times fast: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. This 85-letter Maori name belongs to a hill in New Zealand and roughly translates 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. Locals often just call it Taumata for short.