Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area

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Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed colonial settlement on Norfolk Island notable for its well-preserved Georgian buildings and convict-era penal colony remains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
colonial settlement ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Georgian ⓘ
area approximately 225 hectares ⓘ
associatedWith British Empire ⓘ
British penal transportation system ⓘ
bufferZoneArea approximately 607 hectares ⓘ
contains Cemetery Bay cemetery ⓘ
Commissariat Store ⓘ
Georgian-style buildings ⓘ
Government House (Norfolk Island) ⓘ
Kingston Pier ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ
coastal landscape and lagoon ⓘ
convict-era penal colony remains ⓘ
farming terraces and agricultural remains ⓘ
military and civil administration buildings ⓘ
military barracks ⓘ
prison buildings ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
establishedAsSettlement 1788 ⓘ
firstSettlementPhase 1788–1814 ⓘ
governingBody Norfolk Island Regional Council ⓘ
Parks Australia ⓘ
heritageDesignation Australian National Heritage List ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
includedIn Australian Convict Sites ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2010 ⓘ
legalProtection Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ⓘ
locatedIn Norfolk Island ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nearestCity Kingston, Norfolk Island ⓘ
linked to: Norfolk Island
partOf Kingston, Norfolk Island ⓘ
linked to: Norfolk Island
secondPenalSettlementPhase 1825–1855 ⓘ
significance illustrates development of British colonial penal colonies in the Pacific ⓘ
major example of large-scale convict transportation and forced labour ⓘ
well-preserved Georgian town plan and buildings ⓘ
significantPeriod 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
topLevelAdministrativeDivision External Territory of Norfolk Island ⓘ
linked to: Norfolk Island
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageId 1306-010 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia and the Pacific ⓘ
linked to: Asia-Pacific
usedFor heritage tourism ⓘ
historical research ⓘ

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Norfolk Island → heritageSite → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Kingston → hasHeritageStatus → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Kingston → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area) ⓘ
linked to: Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area
Kingston → partOf → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Australian Convict Sites → componentSite → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Norfolk Island cemetery → partOf → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Norfolk Island cemetery → partOf → Kingston convict heritage landscape ⓘ
linked to: Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area
Government House (Norfolk Island) → locatedIn → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Commissariat Store → location → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Commissariat Store → partOf → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Cemetery Bay cemetery → locatedIn → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Cemetery Bay cemetery → partOf → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Cemetery Bay cemetery → hasHeritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage (as part of Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area) ⓘ
linked to: Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area
Cemetery Bay cemetery → partOf → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area (KAVHA) ⓘ
linked to: Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area
Cemetery Bay cemetery → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Kingston Pier → partOf → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ
Kingston Pier → hasViewOf → Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area ⓘ