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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 .
The Bonney Upwelling is the largest and most predictable upwelling in the GSACUS. It stretches from Portland, Victoria to Robe, South Australia.The continental shelf is narrow offshore of the "Bonney Coast" - only about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the shore to the continental slope - and deep water is funneled to the surface through a series of submarine canyons.
Port Fairy (historically known as Belfast) is a town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne , 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Warrnambool and 290 kilometres (180 mi) west of Melbourne , at the point where the Moyne River enters the Southern Ocean .
The river was named Clark's River in December 1834 by Edward Henty after the first person in his party to sight it near Tyrendarra. In August 1836 Major Mitchell, who, at the time, was unaware of the presence of the Hentys at Portland Bay named it after FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan when he crossed it near the site of Heywood.
Anglers Rest Camping Area alongside the Cobungra River and Omeo Highway. The name Anglers Rest is descriptive, indicating that the location is a good spot for anglers, being close to the confluence of several noted trout fishing rivers, the Cobungra River, the Bundara River, the Big River, and the Mitta Mitta River. [4]
During his survey of Lake Victoria, Michael Graham recorded fifty-eight species of Haplochromis including many new species. [2] While Graham regretted that the enormous haplochromine population was not really 'useful', he warned against introduction of a large predator that could convert these small fish – which the colonial fisheries officers called trash fish – into large fish that could ...
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.
Point Danger is a headland on the coast of south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies at the western end of Portland Bay, on the northern side of Bass Strait, about 6 km south-south-east of the city of Portland. Cape Nelson lies 2.5 km to the south-west and the Lawrence Rocks 2 km to the south-east.