Comments on: Longest Place Names http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/13/longest-place-names/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:44:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: SteveM http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/13/longest-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-204166 SteveM Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:07:02 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3475#comment-204166 <p>Lake Webster; some say the original name means "You fish on your side, we fish on our side, no one fish in the middle"</p> Lake Webster; some say the original name means “You fish on your side, we fish on our side, no one fish in the middle”

]]> By: HighUPinPA http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/13/longest-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-203537 HighUPinPA Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:09:25 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3475#comment-203537 <p>Figured it out. It was a clue to the April 1, 2008, Google Earth update treasure hunt.</p> Figured it out. It was a clue to the April 1, 2008, Google Earth update treasure hunt.

]]> By: Ian http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/13/longest-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-203536 Ian Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:12:01 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3475#comment-203536 <p>There's no A in Canada, eh!</p> <p>(Other than the old joke ... how do you spell 'Canada'? ... C, eh, N, eh, D, eh!</p> <p>There is however, a place called Y in Alaska: http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=62.134467,-150.034447&spn=0.079432,0.2211&t=h&z=12</p> There’s no A in Canada, eh!

(Other than the old joke … how do you spell ‘Canada’? … C, eh, N, eh, D, eh!

There is however, a place called Y in Alaska: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: hier http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/13/longest-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-203535 hier Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:31:44 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3475#comment-203535 <p>but should you use a different way of writing (i don't know, chinese or japanese) than other towns names might become as short as A. Though I'm sure Bangkok's position as longest name is pretty safe.</p> but should you use a different way of writing (i don’t know, chinese or japanese) than other towns names might become as short as A. Though I’m sure Bangkok’s position as longest name is pretty safe.

]]> By: james http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/13/longest-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-203534 james Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:56:26 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3475#comment-203534 <p>i wonder of theirs an A CANADA - could be AY</p> i wonder of theirs an A CANADA – could be AY

]]> By: James http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/13/longest-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-203511 James Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:19:47 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3475#comment-203511 <p>@ HighUPinPA: Not on here it hasn't!</p> @ HighUPinPA: Not on here it hasn’t!

]]> By: HighUPinPA http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/13/longest-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-203503 HighUPinPA Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:58:52 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3475#comment-203503 <p>I know this topic has been covered before.</p> I know this topic has been covered before.

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