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	se
BUDGEWOI	4	8	n
CALGA	7	8	nw
ERINA	15	15	ne
ETTALONG	9	9	e
GOROKAN	10	20	w
KARIONG	10	8	e
KINCUMBER	8	8	w
KULNURA	7	12	w
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	se
NARARA	14	14	s
OURIMBAH	6	6	e
RUMBALARA	10	12	sw
TERRIGAL	10	9	w
TOUKLEY	10	9	sw
TUGGERAH	10	9	se
UMINA	9	13	s
WOYWOY	4	3	e
WYONG	19	5	nw
YARRAMALONG	10	10	s