Isle of the Dead

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Isle of the Dead is a small island off Port Arthur in Tasmania that served as the principal burial ground for convicts, military personnel, and civilians during the penal colony era.

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Label Occurrences
Isle of the Dead canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic cemetery
island
access only accessible by boat
associatedWith British transportation of convicts to Australia
Port Arthur penal colony NERFINISHED
burialsInclude children
convicts
free settlers
military personnel
country Australia
governingJurisdiction Australia NERFINISHED
State of Tasmania NERFINISHED
hasFeature historic headstones
separate burial areas for convicts and free persons
unmarked convict graves
heritageDesignation Australian National Heritage List place (as part of Port Arthur Historic Site)
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus part of Port Arthur World Heritage property
historicalPeriod penal colony era
locatedIn Port Arthur NERFINISHED
Port Arthur Historic Site NERFINISHED
Tasmania NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Mason Cove NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Australia NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Tasman Peninsula NERFINISHED
locatedNear Port Arthur Historic Site visitor centre NERFINISHED
managedBy Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority NERFINISHED
partOf Port Arthur penal settlement NERFINISHED
principalFunction principal burial ground for Port Arthur penal settlement
tourism guided tours available
use burial ground
cemetery
civilian burial ground
convict burial ground
military burial ground

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Port Arthur Historic Site hasPart Isle of the Dead
Val Lewton produced Isle of the Dead
Arnold Böcklin notableWork Isle of the Dead