Mount Chincogan

Mount Chincogan
Mount Chincogan
Highest point
Elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Australia
Coordinates	28°31′46″S 153°29′25″E / 28.52944°S 153.49028°E
Geography
	Mount Chincogan
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Parent range	Mullumbimby Range
Geology
Mountain type	Large hill
Climbing
Easiest route	Walking 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

^ ^a ^b "Mount Chincogan". NSW Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ Tansley, Carole (1 June 2020). "The hidden power of Indigenous knoweldge". Medium. Retrieved 29 October 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ 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

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[:0-1] "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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[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

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