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Port Arthur (Australia)

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Port Arthur

Historic town in southeast Tasmania, Australia, 100 km/62 mi southeast of Hobart. The town was established as a penal settlement in 1830. Now its main industry is tourism; it has become a major attraction, with various sites. These include The Commandant's House (1832), the Round-Towered Guard House (1835), the church (1836), and the Isle of the Dead, the settlement's burial place where nearly 2,000 convicts and free settlers are buried. A total of 12,500 convicts passed through the town between 1830 and 1852.



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