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	14	12	nw
BUDGEWOI	9	15	e
CALGA	14	7	ne
ERINA	14	3	e
ETTALONG	9	13	n
GOROKAN	20	12	sw
KARIONG	14	10	e
KINCUMBER	14	8	n
KULNURA	14	10	ne
MOONEYMOONEY	11	11	ne
NARARA	8	14	nw
OURIMBAH	12	10	n
RUMBALARA	12	12	sw
TERRIGAL	9	12	w
TOUKLEY	9	12	nw
TUGGERAH	9	12	se
UMINA	11	13	e
WOYWOY	14	15	se
WYONG	10	5	n
YARRAMALONG	10	12	e