Portland

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Portland most commonly refers to:

• Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon
• Portland, Maine, the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine
• Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel

Portland may also refer to:

Places and establishments

Australia

• Cape Portland, Tasmania, a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania
• Portland, New South Wales, a town with the first Australian cement works
• Portland, Victoria, a regional city and port
• City of Portland (Victoria), a former local government area (LGA)

Canada

• Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario (sometimes mistakenly spelled "Portlands"), the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront
• Portland Island (British Columbia), a small island off the coast of Vancouver island
• Portland Inlet, an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
  • Portland Canal, an arm of Portland Inlet
• Portland Estates, Nova Scotia, an area of Halifax
• Portland, Ontario, a town north of Kingston, Ontario
• Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador, a village on the east coast of Newfoundland

Hong Kong

• Portland Street, a popular business and shopping street in Hong Kong

Ireland

• Portland, County Tipperary, a townland in North Tipperary

Jamaica

• Portland Parish, on Jamaica's north-east coast
• Portland Point, Jamaica's southernmost point

New Zealand

• Portland, New Zealand, a town south of Whangarei
• Portland Island (New Zealand), an island off the Mahia Peninsula

South Africa

• Portland, Mitchells Plain, a neighborhood of Cape Town

United Kingdom

• Portland, Somerset, a location
• Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of the name
  • Portland (ward), electoral district covering the Isle of Portland
  • 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
  • Weymouth and Portland, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland
  • HM Prison Portland, 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 building in Westminster, London
• Portland Place, a street in the Marylebone district of central London
• Portland Square, Bristol, a Georgian square in the city of Bristol
• Manchester One, formerly known as Portland Tower, a tower block in Manchester
• Portland Walk Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Barrow-in-Furness
• Great Portland Street, a street in the West End of London

United States

• Portland City, Alaska, was founded in 1907 but renamed in 1915 to Hyder, Alaska
• Portland, Arkansas
• Portland, Fremont County, Colorado
• Portland, Colorado in Ouray County
• Portland, Connecticut, a New England town
  • Portland (CDP), Connecticut, the urban portion of the town
• Portland, Georgia
• Portland, Illinois (disambiguation), a former name of two places
• Portland, Indiana, a city in Jay County near the eastern border of the state
• Portland, a former name for Fountain, Indiana, in Fountain County near the western border of the state
• Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  • Portland, Iowa, census-designated place in Portland Township
• Portland, Kansas
• Portland, Kentucky, a community in Adair County
• Portland, Louisville, Kentucky, a former town and now a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky
• Portland, Maine, the largest city in Maine
• South Portland, Maine, adjoining Portland, Maine
• New Portland, Maine (not near Portland, Maine)
• Portland, Michigan
• Portland, Missouri
• Portland, New York
• Portland, North Dakota
• Portland, Ohio
• Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the world named Portland
• Portland, Pennsylvania
• Portland, Tennessee
• Portland, Texas
• Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a town
  • Portland (community), Dodge County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town
  • Portland (community), Monroe County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Portland Township (disambiguation)

Transport

• City of Portland (train), a passenger train running between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon
• Duke of Portland (whaler), an American whaling ship
• HMS Portland, any of eight ships of the British Navy
• Portland (shipwreck), a ship sunk in the Portland Gale off New England in 1898
• Portland (sidewheeler 1853)
• Portland (1875 tugboat)
• Portland (1947 tugboat), a preserved sternwheel tugboat based in Portland, Oregon
• USS Portland, any of three United States Navy ships

Sports teams

Based in Portland, Oregon

• Portland Beavers, a former PCL minor league baseball team
• Portland Mavericks, a former NWL minor league baseball team and current independent team based in Keizer, Oregon
• Portland Pickles, a collegiate baseball team
• Portland Pilots, the intercollegiate athletic program of the University of Portland
• Portland State Vikings, the intercollegiate athletic program of Portland State University
• Portland Thorns FC, an American professional women's soccer club since 2013; operated by the current Portland Timbers (below)
• Portland Timbers (disambiguation), several different soccer teams, including these:
  • Portland Timbers, an American professional soccer club since 2011
  • Portland Timbers 2, reserve side for the current Portland Timbers since 2015
• Portland Trail Blazers, an NBA basketball team
• Portland Winterhawks, a WHL hockey team

Based in Portland, Maine

• Portland Pirates, a former AHL minor league hockey team
• Portland Sea Dogs, an EL minor league baseball team

Based elsewhere

• SDC San Antonio, formerly known as Portland San Antonio, a Spanish ASOBAL handball team based in Pamplona, Spain

Other uses

• "Portland" (song), a 2017 single from Canadian rapper Drake's album More Life
• "Portland Oregon" (song), a 2004 single by Loretta Lynn and Jack White
• Battle of Portland, a sea battle off the Isle of Portland in 1653 during the First Anglo-Dutch War
• Battle of Portland Harbor, a naval battle near Portland, Maine in 1863 during the American Civil War
• Portland (film), a 1996 Danish film
• Portland, a fictional area, based on Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island, in the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto III
• Portland cement, the type of cement used for most mortar and concrete
• Portland Club (London), a club in London, the recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge
• Portland Club (Portland, Maine), a club in Portland, Maine
• Portland Communications, a British political consultancy and public relations agency
• Portland Flats, an apartment building in Washington, D.C.
• Portland Formation, a geological formation in the northeastern United States
• Portland Gale, a storm off New England in 1898
• Portland Hoffa, an American comedian
• Portland Orange, a color of light emitted by the don't walk phase of pedestrian crossing signals in North America
• Portland Project, an initiative to encourage the use of Linux on desktop computers
• Portland sheep, an ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland
• Portland Spurge (Euphorbia portlandica), a plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
• Portland stone, limestone from the Isle of Portland
• Portland Vase, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries

See also

• The Adventures of Portland Bill
• Earl of Portland (also Duke of Portland), an English title
• Portlandia (disambiguation)
• Portland Museum (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Portland
• All pages with titles containing Portland

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This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 16:54