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	10	sw
BUDGEWOI	10	7	w
CALGA	8	13	se
ERINA	7	15	w
ETTALONG	13	9	n
GOROKAN	2	10	s
KARIONG	2	14	se
KINCUMBER	14	8	s
KULNURA	20	6	s
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	sw
NARARA	8	14	w
OURIMBAH	15	7	s
RUMBALARA	10	10	n
TERRIGAL	13	8	s
TOUKLEY	3	8	ne
TUGGERAH	16	11	s
UMINA	10	9	w
WOYWOY	11	2	s
WYONG	5	7	ne
YARRAMALONG	12	10	w