Port Arthur

Port Arthur may refer to:

  • Port Arthur naval base in Manchuria, now called Lüshunkou
    • Port Arthur massacre (China) in the Sino-Japanese War in 1894
    • Battle of Port Arthur, a sea battle in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904
    • Siege of Port Arthur, a land battle in 1904
Australia
  • Port Arthur, Tasmania (Australia), the site of a historic convict settlement
    • Port Arthur massacre (Australia), which occurred in Port Arthur, Tasmania in 1996
United States
  • Port Arthur, Texas, a city in the United States
  • Port Arthur, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
Canada
  • Port Arthur, Ontario (Canada), a former city, now a part of Thunder Bay
    • Port Arthur (electoral district) (Canada),
Finland
  • VIII District, Turku (Finland), aka Port Arthur, a district in Turku

Other

  • Port Arthur, BattleTech Universe's fictional planet

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