Jervis Bay Territory

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Australian federal territory

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.

Aliases (1)

Jervis Bay region ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Australian federal territory →
administeredBy	Australian Government →
area	about 70 square kilometres →
borderedBy	New South Wales →
capital	Jervis Bay Village →
climate	temperate coastal climate →
closelyLinkedTo	Australian Capital Territory →
coastlineOn	Tasman Sea →
contains	Booderee National Park → Jervis Bay → 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 grid →
established	1915 →
federalElectorate	Fenner →
governedUnder	Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 → Jervis Bay Territory Act 1989 →
hasIndigenousLandCouncil	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 →
timeZone	Australian Eastern Standard Time →
timeZoneDST	Australian Eastern Daylight Time →
traditionalOwners	Wreck Bay Aboriginal community →
vehicleRegistrationCode	ACT plates used →
waterSupplyFrom	New South Wales infrastructure →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Booderee National Park → Botanic Gardens → Jervis Bay National Park →	locatedIn
South Coast ("Jervis Bay region") →	contains
Canberra region (Jervis Bay Territory nearby) →	hasPart
Canberra region (Jervis Bay Territory nearby) →	nearby
Booderee National Park →	partOf
Australian Eastern Standard Time →	usedIn