Portland Bay (
Dhauwurdwurrung: ''Kardermudelar / Pathowwererer'') is a small
bay off the coast of Victoria, Australia. It is about west of Melbourne. The city of
Portland is located on the bay. The western end of the bay is marked by the headland of
Point Danger.
The bay was named after the
Duke of Portland, a Secretary of State and later Prime Minister of Great Britain, by
Lieutenant James Grant sailing on the ''Lady Nelson'', on 7 December 1800.
The town of Portland later took its name from the bay.
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Bays of Victoria (state)
Portland, Victoria
Whaling stations in Australia
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
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