Natural History

Jervis Bay Territory

The Jervis Bay Territory (JBT; ) is an internal territory of Australia. It was established in 1915 by the transfer of jurisdiction from the state of New South Wales to the federal Commonwealth of Australia, in order to give the federal government control of a port in the vicinity of the landlocked Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The JBT is the only "non-self-governing Commonwealth territory" within mainland Australia.

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See also

• ▸Bathornis
• ▸Action of 28 February 1799
• ▸El Estrecho Natural Park

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