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| − | *The Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, in the | + | *The Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, in the [[Weymouth, United Kingdom]] graticule. The immediate vicinity includes: |
**Borough of Weymouth and Portland, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland | **Borough of Weymouth and Portland, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland | ||
**Portland Bill, the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland | **Portland Bill, the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland | ||
**Portland Harbour, a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland | **Portland Harbour, a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland | ||
[[Category:Common placenames]] | [[Category:Common placenames]] | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 13 January 2009
Portland is a common name for a city or town that is adjacent to water, and may refer to any of the following locations:
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United States
- Portland, Arkansas, a city of 552, in the Crossett (33 -91) graticule
- Portland, Colorado, a defunct city
- Portland, Connecticut, a city of 8,732, near Hartford
- Portland, a former name for Blue Island, Illinois, a city of 23,463
- Portland, a former name for Fountain, Indiana
- Portland, Indiana, a city of 6,437, in the Lima, Ohio
- Portland, Louisville, a neighborhood and former town in Louisville, Kentucky
- Portland, Maine, a city of 64,249
- New Portland, Maine, a city of 782, in the Lewiston, Maine graticule
- South Portland, Maine, a city of 23,324 adjoining Portland, Maine
- Portland, Michigan, a city of 3,789, in the Lansing graticule
- Portland, New York, a city of 5,502, in the Dunkirk (42 -79) graticule
- Portland, North Dakota, a city of 604, in the Mayville (47 -97) graticule
- Portland, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the Racine graticule
- Portland, Oregon, a city of 537,081 (2006)
- Portland, Pennsylvania, a city of 579, in the Philadelphia/Allentown graticule
- Portland, Tennessee, a city of 8,458, in the Nashville graticule
- Portland, Texas, a city of 16,420, near Corpus Cristi (27 -97)
- Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a city of 1,106, in the Fond du Lac graticule
- Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a city of 686, in the Viroqua (43 -90) graticule
Australia
- Portland, New South Wales, a small town with a cement works, in the Bathurst (-33 149) graticule
- Cape Portland, Tasmania, a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania, in the (-40 147) graticule
- Portland, Victoria, a small regional city and port of 12,000 people, in the (-38 141) graticule.
Canada
- Portland Estates, Nova Scotia, an area of Halifax
- Portland, Ontario, a small town north of Kingston, Ontario on Big Rideau Lake
- Port Lands (also known as Portlands), the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront
China, People's Republic of
- Portland Street, a prostitution district in Hong Kong (22 114)
Jamaica
- Portland, Jamaica, a parish on Jamaica's north-east coast, in the Port Antonio (18 -76) graticule
- Portland Point, Jamaica's southernmost point, in the May Pen (17 -77) graticule
New Zealand
- Portland, Northland, a small town south of Whangarei (-35 174).
- Portland Island, New Zealand, a small island off the Mahia Peninsula, in the Wairoa (-39 177) graticule.
United Kingdom
- The Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, in the Weymouth, United Kingdom graticule. The immediate vicinity includes:
- Borough of Weymouth and Portland, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland
- Portland Bill, the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland
- Portland Harbour, a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland
