Isle of the Dead
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Martybugs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Port Arthur Historic Site.
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.
Isle of the Dead
Latitude
-43.14924° or 43° 8′ 57″ southLongitude
147.86743° or 147° 52′ 3″ eastOpen location code
4R89VV28+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 67976983OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
8179483Wikidata ID
Q21943458
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Satellite Map
Discover Isle of the Dead from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Isle of the Dead” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Isle of the Dead”
- Chinese: “死亡島”
- Japanese: “デス島”
- Spanish: “Isla de los Muertos (Tasmania)”
- Swedish: “Isle of the Dead”
- Turkish: “Isle of the Dead”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carnarvon Bay and Tunah Plains.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Limekiln and Produce garden.
Tasmania: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Hobart, Bass Strait Islands, Launceston, and Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area.
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