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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

What is the Longest Place Name in the World?

What is the longest place name in the world?

Name - Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu,

It is official name and the Maori name for Taumata; hill that is 1,000 feet high (305 meters) located close to Porangahau in New Zealand.

The literal meaning of the name is: "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".

What is a Palindrome?

A palindrome is a word, sentence or number that reads the same forward or backward. 

For example the words

1. dad
2. kayak
3. radar,  
4. deed, and 

the phrases: like - "Too hot to hoot” and "never odd or even".