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Mount Chincogan

Mount Chincogan
Highest point
Elevation309 m (1,014 ft)
ListingMountains of Australia
Coordinates28°31′46″S 153°29′25″E / 28.52944°S 153.49028°E / -28.52944; 153.49028
Geography
Mount Chincogan is located in New South Wales
Mount Chincogan
Mount Chincogan
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
Parent rangeMullumbimby Range
Geology
Mountain typeLarge hill
Climbing
Easiest routeWalking track (All private property)

Mount Chincogan (pronounced:tchin-COE-g'n)[1] is located northwest of Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia and west of Ocean Shores. It is part of a large shield volcano Mount Warning (Wollumbin) which erupted millions of years ago. It was originally a lava plug of the Tweed Volcano along with Mt Warning which have eroded at a much slower rate than the surrounding remnants.[citation needed]

It is on the land of the Bundjalung (Arakwal) people and is a sacred women's site.[2]

Origin of place name

The name Chincogan is thought to have been derived from a Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages word Thuncogin which is said to mean 'low behind and high in front' although, more specifically it is said to mean 'northward facing male genitals. It is thought that the mountain is likely to have been a fertility site.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Chincogan". NSW Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ Tansley, Carole (1 June 2020). "The hidden power of Indigenous knoweldge". Medium. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc (2019), Labels and landmarks : the many meanings of Brunswick Valley place names, Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc, pp. 29–30, ISBN 978-0-9585921-9-2