Mooselookmeguntic, Maine
This article is about the populated place in Franklin County, Maine. For the lake located in Franklin County and Oxford County, Maine, see Mooselookmeguntic Lake.
| Mooselookmeguntic | |
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| Populated place | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′48″N 70°47′34″W / 44.9633873°N 70.7928470°WCoordinates: 44°57′48″N 70°47′34″W / 44.9633873°N 70.7928470°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Franklin |
| Elevation | 1,480 ft (451 m) |
Mooselookmeguntic is a populated place in Franklin County, Maine.[1]
Mooselookmeguntic is one of the longest single-word, unhyphenated place names in the United States recognized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2] At 17 characters, it is tied with Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania.
Geology of Mooselookmeguntic
A publication of the Maine Geological Survey describes some of the bedrock just south of Lake Mooselookmeguntic as:
- "Mooselookmeguntic pluton and related bodies. Primarily a medium-grained, two mica adamellite. Some pegmatite."[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mooselookmeguntic, Maine
- ↑ "Domestic Names - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)". U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ↑ Guidotti, Charles W. (1977). Reconnaissance Bedrock Geology of the Oquossoc Quadrangle, Maine (Open File No. 77-2). Maine Geological Survey.
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