Jervis Bay Territory

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Jervis Bay Territory is a small Australian federal territory on the east coast known for its white-sand beaches, clear waters, and naval base, administered separately from but closely linked to the Australian Capital Territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal territory
administeredBy Australian government
surface form: Australian Government
area about 70 square kilometres
borderedBy New South Wales
capital Jervis Bay Village
climate temperate coastal climate
closelyLinkedTo Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
coastlineOn Tasman Sea
contains Booderee National Park
Jervis Bay
Jervis Bay Marine Park
surface form: Jervis Bay Marine Park (Commonwealth waters)
continent Australia
country Australia
courtsAdministeredUnder laws of the Australian Capital Territory as applied by Commonwealth legislation
educationServicesProvidedBy New South Wales government under agreement
electricitySupplyFrom New South Wales
surface form: New South Wales grid
established 1915
federalElectorate Fenner
governedUnder Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915
Jervis Bay Territory Act 1989
hasIndigenousLandCouncil Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community
surface form: Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council
hasLighthouse Point Perpendicular Lighthouse
hasNavalBase HMAS Creswell
healthServicesProvidedBy New South Wales government under agreement
knownFor clear waters
coastal scenery
dolphin watching
whale watching
white-sand beaches
largestSettlement Jervis Bay Village
legalStatus separate Commonwealth territory from the Australian Capital Territory
localGovernmentType no local council
locatedOn east coast of Australia
marineEnvironment important habitat for marine mammals
important habitat for seabirds
policingBy Australian Federal Police
postalCodeRange 2540
primaryEconomicActivities defence
fishing
tourism
purposeOfEstablishment to provide the landlocked federal capital with access to the sea
separateFrom Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
timeZone Australian Eastern Standard Time
timeZoneDST Australian Eastern Daylight Time
traditionalOwners Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community
surface form: Wreck Bay Aboriginal community
vehicleRegistrationCode ACT plates used
waterSupplyFrom New South Wales infrastructure

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Australian Eastern Standard Time usedIn Jervis Bay Territory
South Coast contains Jervis Bay Territory
this entity surface form: Jervis Bay region
Booderee National Park locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Booderee National Park partOf Jervis Bay Territory
Jervis Bay National Park locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Botanic Gardens locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Cape St George Lighthouse ruins locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Lake Windermere locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
subject surface form: Lake Windermere (Booderee National Park)
this entity surface form: Jervis Bay Territory region
Steamers Beach locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Jervis Bay hasFeature Jervis Bay Territory
HMAS Creswell locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Fenner includesTerritory Jervis Bay Territory
Australian Federal Police operatesIn Jervis Bay Territory
Jervis Bay Territory Act 1989 appliesTo Jervis Bay Territory
Bristol Point locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Jervis Bay Village locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Jervis Bay Village partOf Jervis Bay Territory
Jervis Bay Village administers Jervis Bay Territory
Jervis Bay Village stateEquivalent Jervis Bay Territory
Murrays Beach locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
this entity surface form: Jervis Bay Territory region (enclave of Commonwealth land)
Royal Australian Naval College locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory
Royal Australian Naval College movedTo Jervis Bay Territory
Australian territories includes Jervis Bay Territory
Australian territories includeMilitaryEnclave Jervis Bay Territory
States hasPart Jervis Bay Territory
subject surface form: States of Australia
this entity surface form: Jervis Bay Territory (special purpose territory formerly part of New South Wales)