Port Arthur Historic Site

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Port Arthur Historic Site is a former 19th-century penal settlement in Tasmania, Australia, preserved as a major heritage destination illustrating the history of British convict transportation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
former penal colony
historic site
architecturalStyle Georgian
Victorian
category convict site
open-air museum
penal history museum
closedAsPenalSettlement 1877
country Australia
foundedBy British colonial authorities
governedBy Government of Tasmania
hasPart Commandant's House
Dockyard
Guard Tower
Isle of the Dead
Penitentiary building
Point Puer (former boys' prison nearby)
Separate Prison
church ruins
hospital ruins
museum and visitor centre
heritageDesignation Australian National Heritage List
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionYear 2010
locatedIn Port Arthur
surface form: Port Arthur, Tasmania

Tasmania
Southern Tasmania
surface form: southeastern Tasmania
locatedNear Eaglehawk Neck
locatedOn Tasman Peninsula
managedBy Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
offers guided tours
interpretive displays on convict life
museum exhibitions
openedAsPenalSettlement 1830
partOf Australian Convict Sites
preserves 19th-century penal settlement remains
archaeological features
historic buildings and ruins
significantEvent British convict transportation to Australia
significantFor Australian colonial history
development of penal reform ideas
history of British convict transportation
significantPeriod 19th century
tourismType heritage tourism destination
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural
usedFor industrial and agricultural labor by convicts
secondary punishment for reoffending convicts
visitorAttraction Tasmania

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Australian National Heritage List hasNotableListedPlace Port Arthur Historic Site
Tasman Peninsula knownFor Port Arthur Historic Site
National Heritage List includes Port Arthur Historic Site