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Porlock Bay, Papua New Guinea
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
.
A battery
of
anti-aircraft guns
was positioned at Cody's Point.