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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port Arthur, Tasmania | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former penal settlement
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| annualVisitors | hundreds of thousands of visitors per year ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Port Arthur massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cool temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| closedAsPenalSettlement | 1877 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceFromHobart | about 60 kilometres southeast ⓘ |
| establishedAsPenalStation | 1830 ⓘ |
| federalElectorate | Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| George ArthurRole | Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen’s Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Australian National Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Tasman Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tasmania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Eaglehawk Neck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tasman Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Carnarvon Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mason Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Isle of the Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Point Puer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
Church ruins
ⓘ
Commandant’s House NERFINISHED ⓘ Dockyard ⓘ Guard Tower ⓘ Penitentiary building ⓘ Separate Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Port Arthur Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PointPuerFunction | boys’ prison ⓘ |
| PortArthurMassacreConsequence | major reform of Australian gun laws ⓘ |
| PortArthurMassacreYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| state | Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateElectorate | Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Australian Eastern Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Australian Eastern Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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Port Arthur, Tasmania