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Portland Bay (Dhauwurdwurrung: Kardermudelar / Pathowwererer) [2] is a small bay off the coast of Victoria, Australia. It is about 360 kilometres (220 mi) 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.
Main article: List of beaches The Gold Coast consists of 70 kilometres (43 mi) of coastline with some of the most popular surf breaks. Beaches in Australia are in abundance due to the fact that Australia is entirely surrounded by the ocean. Beaches are popular destinations among the country's local population, and travellers alike, as over 85% of Australians live on the coast and most of ...
Iron Range is a coastal locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. [2] The town of Portland Road is on a north-east headland in the locality. [ 3 ] In the 2021 census , Iron Range had a population of 30 people.
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A resort on Dunk Island was first established in 1936, and it was especially popular among wealthy visitors in the 1960s. It was refurbished from the mid-1970s, and comprised 160 rooms popular with families and couples. The resort was devastated by Cyclone Yasi in 2011 and has been closed since that time.
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) [1] is a city in Victoria, Australia, and is the oldest European settlement in the state. It is also the main urban centre in the Shire of Glenelg and is located on Portland Bay .
Australonuphis, commonly called Australian beach worms, are a genus of polychaetous annelid of the family Onuphidae that inhabit the intertidal zone of coastal beaches and are attracted to the surface by the stimulus of food. They are sought by anglers to be used as bait for fishing. Some species can grow more than two metres in length.