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	12	11	e
BUDGEWOI	15	12	s
CALGA	15	11	se
ERINA	7	15	n
ETTALONG	13	9	e
GOROKAN	12	20	e
KARIONG	16	20	n
KINCUMBER	14	8	w
KULNURA	3	12	n
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	sw
NARARA	14	8	n
OURIMBAH	16	6	w
RUMBALARA	12	12	e
TERRIGAL	14	9	w
TOUKLEY	12	1	e
TUGGERAH	12	1	sw
UMINA	13	12	s
WOYWOY	10	15	sw
WYONG	10	15	nw
YARRAMALONG	12	10	s