Longest Place Name
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Description
Reputedly known as the longest place name in the world
TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEA-TURIPUKAKAPIKIMAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHEN-UAKITANATAHU
THE PLACE WHERE TAMATEA, THE MAN WITH THE BIG KNEES, WHO SLID, CLIMBED, AND SWALLOWED MOUNTAINS, KNOWN AS LANDEATER, PLAYED HIS FLUTE TO HIS LOVED ONE
“Guinness Book of Records”
Near Porangahau, southern Hawke’s Bay
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PorangahauFormat of the original
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907/1855/41489Supporters and sponsors
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