Port Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur Historic Site is an archaeological site in Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania. Port Arthur Historic Site is situated nearby to the islet Isle of the Dead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isle of the Dead.
Isle of the Dead
Islet
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Isle of the Dead is an island, about 1 hectare in area, adjacent to Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. It is historically significant since it retains an Aboriginal coastal shell midden, one of the first recorded sea-level benchmarks, and one of the few preserved Australian convict-period burial grounds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Arthur.
Port Arthur
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Arthur is a small town and former penal settlement on the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania, the island state of Australia. The town is about one and a half hours drive from the state capital Hobart.
Port Arthur Historic Site
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic national heritage site in Port Arthur TAS
- Categories: historical cultural heritage site, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.14741° or 43° 8′ 51″ southLongitude
147.85052° or 147° 51′ 2″ eastElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
4R89VV32+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 189733698OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8160349Wikidata ID
Q38167031
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