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	ne
BUDGEWOI	12	17	e
CALGA	14	13	ne
ERINA	9	9	ne
ETTALONG	9	9	n
GOROKAN	10	20	nw
KARIONG	12	5	e
KINCUMBER	14	14	n
KULNURA	6	16	n
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	se
NARARA	14	14	ne
OURIMBAH	12	12	s
RUMBALARA	10	12	nw
TERRIGAL	9	8	sw
TOUKLEY	9	8	ne
TUGGERAH	9	8	nw
UMINA	9	11	s
WOYWOY	17	17	n
WYONG	17	14	w
YARRAMALONG	10	10	s