Jervis Bay Territory
Also known as Jervis Bay Territory, Other Territories, Jervis Bay, Other Territories, Australia, Jervis Bay, Other Territories, JBT, J.B.T.
internal territory of Australia
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Jervis Bay Territory is a small area of land on Australia's east coast that belongs directly to the Australian federal government rather than to any state. It matters because it gives Australia access to a natural deep-water port, which is important for the country's naval and maritime operations.
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- Official website
- www.regional.gov.au/territories/jervis_bay/index.aspx
- Image
- JBT border.jpg
Article
The Jervis Bay Territory (JBT; /ˈdʒɜːrvɪs, ˈdʒɑːr-/) 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).
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