Aboriginal Place Names

AVOCA
BUDGEWOI
CALGA
ERINA
ETTALONG
GOROKAN
KARIONG
KINCUMBER
KULNURA
MOONEYMOONEY
NARARA
OURIMBAH
RUMBALARA
TERRIGAL
TOUKLEY
TUGGERAH
UMINA
WOYWOY
WYONG
YARRAMALONG

When Aboriginal Australians named places they usually named it based on the use of land or physical landmarks. See how many you can find...

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AVOCA	10	8	ne
BUDGEWOI	12	14	ne
CALGA	13	5	nw
ERINA	9	13	w
ETTALONG	9	13	n
GOROKAN	10	2	e
KARIONG	6	8	n
KINCUMBER	8	14	e
KULNURA	17	14	nw
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	ne
NARARA	8	14	s
OURIMBAH	6	16	e
RUMBALARA	10	10	ne
TERRIGAL	9	12	nw
TOUKLEY	9	11	nw
TUGGERAH	9	12	w
UMINA	10	14	ne
WOYWOY	17	9	n
WYONG	17	9	s
YARRAMALONG	10	12	n