- Portland Canal
- geographical name inlet of the Pacific about 80 miles (130 kilometers) long Canada & United States between British Columbia & SE tip of Alaska
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Portland Canal
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Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Active 1871 – present Country United States … Wikipedia
