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	11	12	nw
BUDGEWOI	10	15	w
CALGA	14	13	nw
ERINA	13	13	s
ETTALONG	13	13	sw
GOROKAN	2	12	s
KARIONG	2	16	e
KINCUMBER	14	14	n
KULNURA	20	2	s
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	nw
NARARA	14	14	e
OURIMBAH	16	16	n
RUMBALARA	10	12	s
TERRIGAL	12	14	nw
TOUKLEY	12	14	s
TUGGERAH	19	3	sw
UMINA	10	13	w
WOYWOY	16	2	sw
WYONG	16	2	s
YARRAMALONG	12	12	w