Port Arthur

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Port Arthur is a historic former penal settlement and popular heritage tourism site on Tasmania’s Tasman Peninsula in Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former penal settlement
historic site
tourist attraction
annualVisitors hundreds of thousands of visitors per year
associatedWithEvent Port Arthur massacre
climate cool temperate maritime climate
closedAsPenalSettlement 1877
country Australia
distanceFromHobart about 60 kilometres southeast
establishedAsPenalStation 1830
federalElectorate Lyons
foundedBy British colonial authorities
George ArthurRole Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen’s Land
heritageDesignation Australian National Heritage List
historicalEra 19th century
localGovernmentArea Tasman Council
locatedIn Tasmania
southeastern Tasmania
linked to: Southern Tasmania
locatedNear Eaglehawk Neck
locatedOn Tasman Peninsula
locatedOnBodyOfWater Carnarvon Bay
Mason Cove
managedBy Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
namedAfter George Arthur
nearbyIsland Isle of the Dead
Point Puer
notableStructure Church ruins
Commandant’s House
linked to: Commandant's House

Dockyard
Guard Tower
Penitentiary building
Separate Prison
partOf Port Arthur Historic Site
PointPuerFunction boys’ prison
PortArthurMassacreConsequence major reform of Australian gun laws
PortArthurMassacreYear 1996
state Tasmania
stateElectorate Lyons
timeZone Australian Eastern Standard Time
timeZoneDST Australian Eastern Daylight Time
tourism major heritage tourism destination in Tasmania
touristActivity ghost tours
guided tours
harbour cruises
UNESCOTentativeListStatus part of Australian Convict Sites serial nomination background
usedAs penal colony
usedFor secondary punishment for reoffending convicts

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Tasman Peninsula contains Port Arthur
Port Arthur Historic Site locatedIn Port Arthur, Tasmania
linked to: Port Arthur
Southern Tasmania contains Port Arthur
Tasman Council includesLocality Port Arthur
Eaglehawk Neck near Port Arthur
Cape Pillar hasNearestTown Port Arthur
Cape Raoul locatedNear Port Arthur
Remarkable Cave locatedNear Port Arthur
Remarkable Cave hasApproxDistanceFrom Port Arthur town centre
linked to: Port Arthur
Devils Kitchen (Tasman Peninsula) hasNearbySettlement Port Arthur
subject linked to: Devils Kitchen
Three Capes Track startPoint Port Arthur
Separate Prison locatedIn Port Arthur
Separate Prison town Port Arthur
Separate Prison partOf Port Arthur penal settlement
linked to: Port Arthur
Separate Prison associatedWith Port Arthur penal colony
linked to: Port Arthur
Commandant's House locatedIn Port Arthur
Commandant's House partOf Port Arthur penal settlement
linked to: Port Arthur
Isle of the Dead locatedIn Port Arthur
Isle of the Dead partOf Port Arthur penal settlement
linked to: Port Arthur
Isle of the Dead associatedWith Port Arthur penal colony
linked to: Port Arthur
Point Puer locatedNear Port Arthur
Point Puer adjacentTo Port Arthur penal settlement
linked to: Port Arthur
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority location Port Arthur, Tasmania
linked to: Port Arthur
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority headquartersLocation Port Arthur, Tasmania
linked to: Port Arthur
Port Arthur massacre location Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia
subject linked to: Martín Bryant
linked to: Port Arthur