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