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	se
BUDGEWOI	12	7	e
CALGA	7	8	nw
ERINA	9	9	w
ETTALONG	9	9	sw
GOROKAN	20	10	n
KARIONG	10	8	se
KINCUMBER	8	8	w
KULNURA	20	6	w
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	se
NARARA	8	8	n
OURIMBAH	6	6	e
RUMBALARA	12	10	n
TERRIGAL	8	10	se
TOUKLEY	8	10	w
TUGGERAH	8	10	s
UMINA	12	9	e
WOYWOY	18	15	sw
WYONG	18	15	nw
YARRAMALONG	10	10	e