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Porlock Bay, Papua New Guinea
Bay in Dyke Ackland Bay, Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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. A battery of anti-aircraft guns was positioned at Cody's Point.[2]
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