[LMB] OT: Tautological placemames!

[Dan Tilque]

Kiwi Carlisle wrote:

> There's a long, delightful list of these here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tautological_place_names
>
> I'm amazed by how many River Rivers and Lake Lakes there turn
> out to be, as well as more than one Hillhill Hill.

It's a common phenomenon. As the page says, it's an incomplete
list; I know of several additions that could be made, including
some well known rivers (notably, the Indus River). I haven't
registered at Wikipedia yet, but I just might to add them to that
page.

This phenomenon happens with ordinary words too: 'lukewarm' and
'rice paddy' are redundant in the exact same manner.

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Dan Tilque