Showing posts with label Longest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Longest. Show all posts

Sunday, April 11, 2010

The Longest Lake Name in the World

Lake Chaubunagungamaug, usually known as “Lake Webster” is a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States. Coordinates of the location of the lake is 42 ° 02′30 “N 71° 50′30″ W. The lake is bordered by the state of Connecticut. Lake surface area of 5.83 km². Its full name is written as Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg Lake, 45 characters totally. The name of this

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

World's LONGEST officially Place Names

A little village in Wales boasts the longest place name at 58 letters:LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochBut New Zealand makes the same claim with a hill containing 92 letters:TetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahuBut after some further digging we found the winner to be Bangkok. OK, so that's only 7 letters, but the
 
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