Difference between revisions of "Portland"

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Portland is a common name for a city or town that is adjacent to water, and may refer to any of the following locations:

Portland, Arkansas, a city of 552, in the Crossett 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 graticule
Portland, North Dakota, a city of 604, in the Mayville 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 Allentown graticule
Portland, Tennessee, a city of 8,458, in the Nashville graticule
Portland, Texas, a city of 16,420, near Corpus Cristi
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 graticule

Portland, New South Wales, a small town with a cement works, in the Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 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.

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

Portland, Jamaica, a parish on Jamaica's north-east coast, in what would be the Port Antonio, Jamaica graticule
Portland Point, Jamaica's southernmost point, in what would be the May Pen, Jamaica graticule

Portland, Northland, a small town south of Whangarei
Portland Island, New Zealand, a small island off the Mahia Peninsula, in the Wairoa graticule

The Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, in the (deep breath) Yeovil / Weymouth / Dorchester / Ilminster / Crewkerne 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

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 ===United Kingdom===
-*Borough of [[Weymouth and Portland]], a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland
+*The Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, in the (deep breath) [[Yeovil / Weymouth / Dorchester / Ilminster / Crewkerne]] graticule. The immediate vicinity includes:
-*[[Great Portland Street]], a street in the West End of London
+**Borough of Weymouth and Portland, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland
-*The [[Isle of Portland]], a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of most other meanings
+**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 College]],  an education establishment in the county of Nottinghamshire
-*[[Portland Gallery]], an art gallery in Westminster, London
-*[[Portland Harbour]], a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland
-*[[Portland House]], a tall building in Westminster, London
-*[[Portland Place]], a street in the Marylebone district of central London
-*[[Portland Square, Bristol]], a Georgian square in the city of Bristol
-*[[Portland Tower]], a tower block in Manchester