The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.

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The map shows the Swan River/Derbarl Yerrigan in dark blue against a yellow background representing land. It meanders from the coastal location of current day Fremantle/Walyalup all the way east and inland as it narrows to Guildford/Mandoon.

Nyoongar place names

The map below highlights just some of the many features, waters, bays and sections of the Derbarl Yerrigan with traditional Nyoongar names recorded on maps from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The map shows the Swan River/Derbarl Yerrigan in dark blue against a yellow background representing land. It meanders from the coastal location of current day Fremantle/Walyalup all the way east and inland as it narrows to Guildford/Mandoon and beyond.
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The map shows the Swan River/Derbarl Yerrigan in dark blue against a yellow background representing land. It meanders from the coastal location of current day Fremantle/Walyalup all the way east and inland as it narrows to Guildford/Mandoon.

Nyoongar Place Names of Swan River / Derbarl Yerrigan

The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.