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	11	sw
BUDGEWOI	7	13	n
CALGA	15	8	se
ERINA	9	13	e
ETTALONG	9	13	se
GOROKAN	10	2	w
KARIONG	12	8	n
KINCUMBER	14	8	e
KULNURA	6	2	s
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	ne
NARARA	8	14	s
OURIMBAH	6	16	e
RUMBALARA	10	10	sw
TERRIGAL	11	15	e
TOUKLEY	20	4	w
TUGGERAH	10	14	e
UMINA	9	11	n
WOYWOY	7	8	sw
WYONG	4	11	n
YARRAMALONG	10	12	n