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	14	12	ne
BUDGEWOI	15	15	w
CALGA	7	14	ne
ERINA	3	14	s
ETTALONG	9	13	nw
GOROKAN	20	12	n
KARIONG	10	14	ne
KINCUMBER	8	14	w
KULNURA	20	8	nw
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	ne
NARARA	19	12	nw
OURIMBAH	6	16	e
RUMBALARA	12	12	se
TERRIGAL	8	12	n
TOUKLEY	8	12	w
TUGGERAH	8	12	ne
UMINA	6	14	sw
WOYWOY	15	13	se
WYONG	15	13	e
YARRAMALONG	10	12	e