Results: Mount what?
Published on 10/07/2012
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Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, is a hill in New Zealand. The name is often shortened to "Taumata" by the locals for ease of conversation. Translated it means: "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who traveled about, played his nose flute to his loved one". At 85 letters, it has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name in the world. Have you been to new Zealand or Australia,?
I have been to Australia
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I have been to New Zealand
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I have been to both
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I have been to neither
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If you traveled to New Zealand, would you make an effort to go to this hill and have your picture taken with the sign? Yes, its a novelty
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No
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Doesnt apply
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Other (please specify)
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Will you or if you traveled to NZ, would you make an attempt to learn how to pronounce this word? Why not
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No, its too hard
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Other (please specify)
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You can hear the pronunciation of this name on You Tube, will you check it out? Yes
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No
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Undecided
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