Port Arthur, Tasmania
| Australian Convict Sites | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
 View of Port Arthur, Tasmania one of the 11 penal sites constituting the Australian Convict Sites |
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| Location | Australia |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, vi |
| Reference | 1306 |
| UNESCO region | Asia-Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2010 (34th Session) |
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Port Arthur Tasmania |
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 Port Arthur
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| Coordinates | 43°09′0″S 147°51′0″E / 43.15000°S 147.85000°ECoordinates: 43°09′0″S 147°51′0″E / 43.15000°S 147.85000°E | ||||||
| Population | 499 (2006 census) | ||||||
| Established | 1830 | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7182 | ||||||
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA(s) | Tasman Council | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lyons | ||||||
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Port Arthur is a small town and former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia. Port Arthur is one of Australia's most significant heritage areas and an open-air museum.
The site forms part of the Australian Convict Sites, a World Heritage property consisting of eleven remnant penal sites originally built within the British Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries on fertile Australian coastal strips. Collectively, these sites, including Port Arthur, now represent, "...the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts."
Port Arthur is officially Tasmania's top tourist attraction. It is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) south east of the state capital, Hobart. In 1996 it was the scene of the worst mass murder event in post-colonial Australian history.
Port Arthur is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) south east of the state capital, Hobart, on the Tasman Peninsula. The scenic drive from Hobart, via the Tasman Highway to Sorell and the Arthur Highway to Port Arthur, takes around 90 minutes and covers approximately 96 kilometres (60 mi). Transport from Hobart to the site is also available via bus or ferry, and various companies offer day tours from Hobart.
At the 2016 census, Port Arthur and the surrounding area had a population of 1049.
Port Arthur was named after George Arthur, the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land. The settlement started as a timber station in 1830, but it is best known for being a penal colony.
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