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Port Phillip Bay

American  

noun

  1. a bay in SE Australia: the harbor of Melbourne. 31 miles (50 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.


Port Phillip Bay British  
/ ˈfɪlɪp /

noun

  1. a bay in SE Australia, which forms the harbour of Melbourne

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The effort reaches as far as Australia, where The Nature Conservancy’s “Shuck, Don’t Chuck” program recycles oysters to restore colonies in places including Port Phillip Bay.

From Seattle Times Jul. 3, 2021

During a trip to Melbourne, I took a detour to dive off the coast of Queenscliff, a small town at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay.

From The Guardian Jul. 27, 2017

To test this, the team, which included evolutionary biologist from the University of Melbourne and Mark Norman from Museum Victoria, observed the mating habits of 51 southern bottletail squid collected in Port Phillip Bay.

From Scientific American Jun. 6, 2013

Port Phillip Bay where I grew up is full of the most extraordinary wildlife.

From The Guardian Mar. 14, 2011

On a fine day you can see Port Phillip Bay, which is over forty miles distant.

From Harper's Round Table, June 25, 1895 by Various

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