Portland
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[edit] Places
[edit] Australia
- Portland, New South Wales, a small town with the first Australian cement works
- Cape Portland, Tasmania, a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania
- Portland, Victoria, a small regional city and port
[edit] Canada
- Portland Canal, an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
- Portland, Ontario, a small town north of Kingston, Ontario
[edit] Hong Kong
- Portland Street, a popular business and shopping street in Hong Kong
[edit] Jamaica
- Portland, Jamaica, a parish on Jamaica's north-east coast
- Portland Point, Jamaica's southernmost point
[edit] New Zealand
- Portland, Northland, a small town south of Whangarei
- Portland Island, New Zealand, a small island off the Mahia Peninsula
[edit] United Kingdom
- Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of the name
- Weymouth and Portland, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland
- Portland (HM Prison), a prison for male young offenders on the Isle of Portland
- Portland College, an education establishment in the county of Nottinghamshire
- Portland Gallery, an art gallery in Westminster, London
- Portland House, a tall building in Westminster, London
- Portland Place, a street in the Marylebone district of central London
- Portland Tower, a tower block in Manchester
- Portland Walk Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Barrow-in-Furness
[edit] United States
- Portland, Arkansas
- Portland, Colorado, a place in Colorado
- Portland, Connecticut
- Portland, Indiana
- Portland, Iowa
- Portland, Kentucky
- Portland, Louisville, a neighborhood and former town in Louisville, Kentucky
- Portland, Maine
- Portland, Michigan
- Portland, Missouri
- Portland, New York
- Portland, North Dakota
- Portland, Ohio
- Portland, Oregon
- Portland, Pennsylvania
- Portland, Tennessee
- Portland, Texas
- Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin
- Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Portland, a proposed city adjacent to Blue Island, Illinois that was later largely incorporated into it
- Portland, a former name for Fountain, Indiana
[edit] Transport
- HMS Portland, any of eight ships of the British Navy
- USS Portland, either of two United States Navy ships
- Portland (shipwreck), ship sunk in the Portland Gale off New England in 1898
[edit] Sports teams
Based in Portland, Oregon:
- Portland Trail Blazers, NBA basketball team
- Portland Winterhawks, WHL hockey team
- Portland Beavers, PCL minor league baseball team
- Portland LumberJax, NLL lacrosse team, soon to be moved or sold
- Portland Timbers, several different soccer teams, including:
- Portland Timbers (USL), football (soccer) team, currently in the United Soccer League
- Portland Timbers (MLS), future Major League Soccer team, retaining the same name
Based in Portland, Maine:
- Portland Sea Dogs, EL minor league baseball team
- Portland Pirates, AHL minor league hockey team
Based elsewhere:
- Portland San Antonio, former name of SDC San Antonio, Spanish ASOBAL handball team based in Pamplona, Spain
[edit] Other uses
- Portland (sheep), a small, ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland
- Portland stone, a limestone from the Isle of Portland
- Portland cement, the type of cement used for most mortar and concrete
- Battle of Portland, a sea battle off the Isle of Portland in 1653
- Battle of Portland Harbor, a naval battle of the American Civil War
- Portland Vase, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries
- Portland Project, an initiative to encourage the use of Linux on desktop computers
- Portland Island, a fictional island in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto heavily based on Brooklyn
[edit] See also
- Earl of Portland (also Duke of Portland), an English title
- Portland Estates, Nova Scotia, an area of Halifax
- Portlands or Port Lands, Toronto, the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront
- Portland Bill, the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland
- Portland Harbour, a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland
- Portland Square, Bristol, a Georgian square in the city of Bristol
- New Portland, Maine
- South Portland, Maine, adjoining Portland, Maine
- The Adventures of Portland Bill
- Great Portland Street, a street in the West End of London
- City of Portland, a passenger train running between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon
- Duke of Portland (whaler), an American whaling ship
- Portland Streetcar, a transport system in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Club (London), a club in London, the recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge
- Portland Club (Maine), a club in Portland, Maine
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