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These place names sound too outrageous to be true

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But they are all real towns, locations and landmarks on a hilarious new map of Australia that make Rooty Hill sound tasteful.

The ‘Marvellous Map of Actual Australian Place Names’ features over 1,000 of Australia’s strangest and rudest place names.

Here are some of our top picks:

Cock Wash (SA)

Backstairs Passage (SA)

Lovely Bottom (TAS)

Titwobble Lane (VIC)

Peculiar Knob (SA)

Curly Dick Road (NSW)

The Bald Knob (NSW)

Bang Waterhole (QLD)

Dirty Dick Creek (QLD)

Horny Point (SA)

The Boobs (NSW)

Mount Fanny (WA)

The Marvellous Map of Actual Australian Place Names
The Marvellous Map of Actual Australian Place Names

Created by Strumpshaw, Tincleton and Giggleswick, the makers promise the map is “guaranteed to cause bouts of childish giggling, not to mention significant kudos for gift-buyers”.

You can buy the map here.

What’s the best place name you’ve heard of? Tell us below.

Lauren is a journalist for villages.com.au, agedcare101 and The Donaldson Sisters. Growing up in a big family in small town communities, she has always had a love for the written word, joining her local library at the age of six months. With over eight years' experience in writing and editing, she is a keen follower of news and current affairs with a nose for a good story.


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