Locals may not raise an eyebrow living in the town of Banana, think nothing of stopping off on a road trip at Break Wind Reserve or doing a spot of exploration at the cave named Well It Wasn’t There Last Year.
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But maybe we should. UK mapmakers Strumpshaw, Tincleton & Giggleswick have already produced maps of the USA and Britain’s silliest names – and now it’s Australia’s turn.
Lucky us!
Humphrey Butler, the founder of the company, told the BBC that Tasmania in particular seemed to feature quite a lot, with places such as Toungers Point, Deep Thought, Crack Pot, Stinkhole, Misery Knob, Eggs and Bacon Bay, Prickly Bottom and Crocodile Rock all getting a look in.
NSW is home, apparently, to Mount Great Groaner, Flirtation Hill, Boozer Creek and The Boobs – along with Sydney locations Rooty Hill, Balls Head and Pleasure Point. Meanwhile Queensland has Two Mile Knob, Mount Blowhard, Mount Breast, Mount Mistake and the cheerfully blunt Ugly Creek.
Victoria’s entries seem a bit more whimsical, with Teddy Bears Gap, the Whipstick Scrub, Ding-A-Ding and Sausage Gully all featuring, as well as well-known Melbourne locations Batman and ACDC Lane.
Perth seems to excel with Astounding Way, Brilliant Rise, Excellent Drive and Hero Crescent – or you can head a bit further south to visit Nowheres, Super Tubes or the rather evocative Other Side of the Moon.
Butler noted that “There are a lot of Knobs in Australia”, selecting his favourite as “one called Prominent Nob in South Australia, and that does make us laugh.”
The map is available through their online store.
And some additional good news: If you’re keen to live in some of these places, turns out you can because they really are totally real.
Try Shrapnel Road, Cannon Hill in Queensland, or perhaps this rather adorable beach home in Eggs and Bacon Bay. Or take the opportunity to be “nestled under Stanley Nut”, also in Tasmania. Doesn’t that sound cosy?
