Port Arthur Panoramic View
[by Noodle snacks]
Port Arthur is a former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia. It is the top tourist attraction in Tasmania. The settlement is named after Van Diemen's Land lieutenant governor George Arthur and housed some of the worse British (and Irish) criminals from 1833 until the 1850s. The prison closed in 1877.
The Tasman peninsula, containing Port Arthur, had a 30 m wide isthmus called Eaglehawk Neck which was guarded by soldiers and hungry dogs. The surrounding waters were also rumoured to be infested with sharks.
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