Port Arthur, Tasmania
small town and former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Port Arthur is a small town on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia. It is about 80 km south east of the state capital, Hobart. It was settled as a penal colony (a very large prison for convicts). Port Arthur is now one of Australia's most important historic areas. In 2010 it was included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites as one of the Australian Convict Sites. It is officially Tasmania's top tourist attraction. In 1996 the worst mass murder in Australian history took place here.
Quick Facts UNESCO World Heritage Site, Part of ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Part of | Australian Convict Sites |
Criteria | Cultural: iv, vi |
Reference | 1306-008 |
Inscription | 2010 (34th Session) |
Area | 146 ha |
Buffer zone | 1,216.51 ha |
Website | portarthur |
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Port Arthur Tasmania | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 43°09′0″S 147°51′0″E | ||||||||
Population | 499 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||
Established | 1830 | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7182 | ||||||||
Elevation | 192 m (630 ft)[2] | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Tasman Council | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||
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At the 2006 census, Port Arthur and the local area had a population of 499.[1]