Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill

Coordinates: 27°12′S 132°54′E / 27.200°S 132.900°E / -27.200; 132.900

Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill is a hill in South Australia. It is in the Everard Ranges, about 22 km south-west of Mimili. The name consists of several Pitjantjatjara words made into one. It roughly means "where a devil urinates" (a mamu is a bad spirit). It is the longest place name in Australia.[1][2]

References

  1. "Bigger and better Gazetteer of Australia 2002 now available". Geoscience Australia. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. Wajnryb, Ruth (2006). Australian Place Name Stories. Melbourne: Lothian Books. p. 128. ISBN 0-7344-0623-1.

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