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	nw
BUDGEWOI	18	10	s
CALGA	15	13	e
ERINA	13	13	w
ETTALONG	13	13	ne
GOROKAN	12	2	e
KARIONG	16	2	s
KINCUMBER	14	14	ne
KULNURA	4	9	se
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	nw
NARARA	8	8	sw
OURIMBAH	10	10	sw
RUMBALARA	12	10	nw
TERRIGAL	14	12	sw
TOUKLEY	15	11	n
TUGGERAH	14	12	n
UMINA	11	9	n
WOYWOY	18	15	sw
WYONG	15	18	w
YARRAMALONG	12	12	n