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The long name was supposedly contrived in 1869 as an early publicity stunt to give the station the longest name of any railway station in Britain. [17] According to Sir John Morris-Jones the name was created by a local tailor, whose name he did not confide, letting the secret die with him.
The longest department name in France is Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (23 characters, including hyphens). The longest place name in Austria is Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya (40 characters). The longest street name in Hungary is Ferihegyi repülőtérre vezető út. It means "Road leading to the airport at Ferihegy" (28 characters)
According to the 2020 United States census, South Carolina is the 23rd-most populous state with 5,118,425 inhabitants, [1] but the 40th-largest by land area spanning 30,060.70 sq mi (77,856.9 km 2) of land. [2] South Carolina is divided into 46 counties and contains 271 municipalities consisting of 71 cities and 200 towns. [3]
No, that's not a typo, that is an actual town in northern Wales. At 58 characters it is the longest place name in the United Kingdom and second longest official one-word place name in the world.
The island of Anglesey, at 261 square miles (676 km 2), is the largest in Wales and the Irish Sea, the seventh largest in Britain, and the sixth most populous island in Britain. The northern and eastern coasts of the island are rugged, and the southern and western coasts are generally gentler; the interior is gently undulating.
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English name derived from Norse meaning "Ongull's island", Welsh name related to (but probably predated) Roman Latin Mona: Bangor-on-Dee: Bangor Is-coed English name refers to the village's proximity to the River Dee. Welsh name means "Bangor (a settlement within a wattle fence) below the wood/trees" Bardsey: Ynys Enlli
There are no islands of any great size in lakes in Wales. The crannog in Llangorse Lake is an artificial island. Several reservoirs contain islets e.g. Llyn Brenig, Elan Valley Reservoirs and Llyn Trawsfynydd, the last named having the largest and most numerous, though some are linked by causeways.