The weirdest place names in Australia

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Australia has some spectacularly strange place names strewn around the country. Some are downright rude, while others may make you blush. Take a look at the weirdest names out there.

 

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Banana, QLD - The small rural town of Banana has a population of 377 people. Bananas!

 

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Dismal Swamp, TAS - Dismal Swamp is at the northern end of the Tarkine Wilderness. The 640 hectare sinkhole is the largest sinkhole in the southern hemisphere.

 

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Devils Kitchen, TAS - Devils Kitchen is an unusual rock formation carved by the sea. It is located near Doo Town, on the eastern coast of the Tasman Peninsula.

 

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Mount Misery, VIC - This 263 m pile of unhappiness in Victoria’s South Gippsland offers spectacular views.

 

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The Edge of the World, TAS - This region is named for its wild and windy rugged coastline. It is on Tasmania's north-west coast.

 

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Useless Loop, WA - The first half of Useless Loop's unusual name was bestowed upon it by French explorer Henri-Louis de Saulces de Freycinet because he believed the inviting harbour to be entirely blocked by a sandbar.

 

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Nowhere Else, SA - The signposts for Nowhere Else are always being stolen, causing a bit of a costly headache for the local council.

 

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Foul Bay, SA - Don't be fooled by the name. There’s nothing foul about Foul Bay’s golden 16-km beach.

 

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Come by Chance, NSW - George and William Colless purchased a sheep station and named it 'Come by Chance' to reflect their surprise at being able to make such a purchase in this area. The town was later named after the property.

 

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Valley of the Giants, WA - Giant red tingle trees that grow as high as 40 m are unique to this Walpole wilderness area.

 

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Eggs and Bacon Bay, TAS - Who's hungry? Animal rights group PETA has taken issue with the name of southern Tasmania's Eggs and Bacon Bay and is lobbying for it to be changed to a vegan alternative.

 

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Break-Me-Neck Hill, TAS - Not to be confused with: Bust-Me-Gut Hill or Bust Me Gall, which are also in Tasmania. What were they thinking?

 

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Coffin Bay, SA - Originally named Coffin's Bay, this town has a population of 584 and is famous for its delicious oysters, which they farm in the pristine waters.

 

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Paradise, TAS - When the first white settlers landed, they just said what they saw, and it was paradise.

 

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Lovely Bottom, TAS - There are lots of bottoms in Tasmania. A bottom – in geographical terms – derives from the Old English for broad river valley or valley floor, in case you were wondering.

 

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Yorkeys Knob, QLD - Yorkeys Knob got its name from George Lawson, a Yorkshire-born, Cairns-based beche-de-mer fisherman.

 

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The Boobs, NSW - This small town in rural NSW, presented without comment, is located right next to Big Bush.

 

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Bubble Bubble, NT - Bubble Bubble is an outstation on the banks of Chinaman Creek in Keep River National Park. It is known for its bubbling water.

 

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Diehard, NSW - Diehard is nestled in in the bush east of Glen Innes. No relation to Bruce Willis.