Cape Portland, Tasmania

Cape Portland, Tasmania

Cape Portland is both a geographical feature and a location (Australian Postcode 7264) near the north eastern tip of Tasmania. It points west across Ringarooma Bay. It was named after the Duke of Portland by Matthew Flinders during his 1798 circumnavigation of the island in the sloop "Norfolk" with George Bass.


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