Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukakapiki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­kitanatahu

With a whopping 85 letters, Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukakapiki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­kitanatahu takes the cake for the world's longest name for a place.

Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukakapiki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­kitanatahu is a hill located in New Zealand. To the locals it is known as Taumata Hill...what a relief. When translated it means, "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." The story goes that while traveling across the hill, Tamatea and his brother were attacked by another tribe and during the battle, his brother was killed. After, Tamatea sat upon the hill and played his flute for his beloved brother. It was said that Tamatea was a big guy, so the title 'landeater' suits him well. 

While it does not seem there is much to do on Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukakapiki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­kitanatahu , the island of New Zealand has plenty of bumpin' places to see and explore. But visiting the longest named place in the world is definitely something to check off the bucket list.