CassandraCroft posted... The top 3 longest place names in the world are:
Taumatawhakatangi hangakoauauotamatea turipukakapikimaunga horonukupokaiwhen uakitanatahu (85 letters) it is the name of a hill in New Zealand. In Maori it means "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one".
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (58 letters) it is the name of a village in Anglesey Wales. In Welsh it means "The Llan of Saint Mary in a hollow of white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of the church of Saint Tysilio with a red cave".
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (45 letters) it is the name of a lake in Webster Massachusetts. In Nipmuc it means "Fishing Place at the Boundaries Neutral Meeting Grounds".
Whoever named those places should get punched in the face