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Port Arthur
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An hour from Hobart, the village is home to a 19th-century penal colony. Along with 10 other prisons—eight in Tasmania and NSW (out of over 3,000 across the country!)—it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Of all of them, it is the most famous and visited.
Introduction to Port Arthur
An hour from Hobart, the village is home to a 19th-century penal colony. Along with 10 other prisons—eight in Tasmania and New South Wales (out of over 3,000 across the country!)—it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Of all of them, it is the most famous and visited.
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- Type of place: village.
- Tourist interest: (worth seeing).
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- Population: 251 (2016).
- Area: 1.46 km².
- Elevation: 192 m.
- Website: http://portarthur.org.au
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