Porlock Bay
Porlock Bay is a bay within Dyke Ackland Bay, Oro Province of Papua New Guinea named by Captain John Moresby after Porlock Bay in Somerset, England. The harbour, known as Porlock Harbour, within the bay was utilised by the American and Australian armed forces as a safe anchorage and supply depot during World War II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Dyke Ackland Bay, Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Porlock Bay, Papua New Guinea”
Porlock Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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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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