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	nw
BUDGEWOI	7	9	s
CALGA	14	13	nw
ERINA	15	15	e
ETTALONG	9	9	ne
GOROKAN	10	20	nw
KARIONG	6	16	n
KINCUMBER	14	14	n
KULNURA	14	7	ne
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	se
NARARA	8	8	n
OURIMBAH	12	12	s
RUMBALARA	10	12	nw
TERRIGAL	10	8	nw
TOUKLEY	11	7	e
TUGGERAH	10	8	n
UMINA	9	11	s
WOYWOY	2	1	se
WYONG	5	4	sw
YARRAMALONG	10	10	s