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Explore Port Arthur in Australia

Port Arthur in the region of Tasmania with its 500 inhabitants is a town in Australia - some 548 mi or ( 882 km ) South of Canberra , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Port Arthur

Current time in Port Arthur is now 06:33 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Hobart " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Taranna, Saltwater River, Premaydena, Nubeena, and Koonya. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Taranna . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Port Arthur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Best Kept Secret - BOFA 2012

3:02 min by DiscoverTasmania
Views: 2872 Rating: 4.88

2012 Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival 'Essence of Tasmania' short film competition - Joint Winner Short Film by David Pyefinch ..

Tasmania - Port Arthur - Part 1/3

1:37 min by BushmanProductionsAU
Views: 2673 Rating: 3.67

Tasmania, a brilliant place for exploring and adventure, with a continuously changing countryside and crisp clean air to enjoy. The following video's are from my trip to Tasmania in January 2009, havi ..


Port Arthur Tina_campbell's photos around Port Arthur, Australia (port arthur ghost sightings)

2:35 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 2381 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Tina_campbell's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about thes ..

Plan your visit to the Port Arthur Historic Site.wmv

2:27 min by Port Arthur Tasmania
Views: 1212 Rating: 0.00

A short slide show that offers an overview of the highlights of the various experiences and activities available at the Port Arthur Historic Site, a major cultural heritage and tourism attraction in S ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Port Arthur, Tasmania

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.15 147.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1830 establishments in Australia, Australian Convict Sites, Australian penal colonies, Convictism in Tasmania, Defunct prisons in Tasmania, Historical settlements, Museums in Tasmania, Open air museums in Australia, Populated places established in 1830, Prison museums in Australia, Reportedly haunted locations in Australia, Towns in Tasmania, Visitor attractions in Tasmania

Port Arthur massacre (Australia)

The Port Arthur massacre of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree in which 35 people were killed and 23 wounded, mainly at the historic Port Arthur prison colony, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia. Martin Bryant, a 28-year-old from New Town, a suburb of Hobart, eventually pleaded guilty to the crimes and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole. He is now imprisoned in the Wilfred Lopes Centre near Risdon Prison Complex.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.14 147.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1996 in Australia, Deaths by firearm in Tasmania, History of Tasmania, Mass murder in 1996, Spree shootings in Australia

Tasman Council

The Tasman Council is a local government area of Tasmania, covering the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas. Its population of just over 2,400 increases to over 8,000 at peak tourist times. Port Arthur, Nubeena and Koonya are the main towns.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.09 147.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas of Tasmania

Tasman Peninsula

The Tasman Peninsula is located around 75 km by road south-east of Hobart, at the south-east corner of Tasmania, Australia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.08 147.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: East Coast Tasmania, Important Bird Areas of Tasmania, Peninsulas of Australia

Ship Stern Bluff

Ship Stern Bluff (also known as Devil's Point) is a surfing location on the south eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, on the Tasman Peninsula.

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Located at -43.21 147.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Coastline of Tasmania, Surfing locations in Tasmania