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	nw
BUDGEWOI	18	8	n
CALGA	15	8	se
ERINA	7	15	s
ETTALONG	13	9	s
GOROKAN	2	10	n
KARIONG	12	8	sw
KINCUMBER	14	8	e
KULNURA	12	8	nw
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	sw
NARARA	14	8	nw
OURIMBAH	10	12	s
RUMBALARA	10	10	nw
TERRIGAL	13	10	nw
TOUKLEY	13	10	e
TUGGERAH	13	10	se
UMINA	9	9	w
WOYWOY	18	3	w
WYONG	18	3	sw
YARRAMALONG	12	10	w