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Port Hedland

Port Hedland proper noun: a town, port, and local government area (the Town of Port Hedland) in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.

Proper noun

Port Hedland

  1. A town, port, and local government area (the Town of Port Hedland) in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.

Origin of Port Hedland

Named after Swedish-born mariner Peter Hedland.

Questions about Port Hedland

What does Port Hedland mean?
Port Hedland means a town, port, and local government area (the Town of Port Hedland) in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.
What part of speech is Port Hedland?
Port Hedland is a proper noun.

Words near Port Hedland in the dictionary

  1. Port Hacking
  2. Port Harcourt
  3. Port Harcourtian
  4. Port Harcourtians
  5. Port Hawkesbury
  6. Port Hedland
  7. Port Hills
  8. Port Holland Zone I
  9. Port Holland Zone II
  10. Port Holland Zone III
  11. Port Holland Zone IV

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