Porlock Bay

Porlock Bay is a bay within , of named by Captain John Moresby after in , . The harbour, known as Porlock Harbour, within the bay was utilised by the and armed forces as a safe anchorage and supply depot during World War II.
Wikipedia
  • Bay
  • …is also known as “Porlock Bay, Papua New Guinea”
  • Description: bay in Dyke Ackland Bay, Papua New Guinea

Porlock Bay

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Latitude
-9.03333° or 9° 2′ south
Longitude
149° east
Open location code
6R2FX282+M2
Geo­Names ID
2088136
Wiki­data ID
Q7230183

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In Other Languages

“Porlock Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Porlock Bay (luuk sa Papua New Guinea)”
  • Cebuano: “Porlock Bay”

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