Jervis Bay Territory
The Jervis Bay Territory is a territory of Australia. It was bought from New South Wales in 1915, to give the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) access to the sea. In 1989 it was separated from the ACT. However it is counted to the ACT during elections for the senate.
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(1) Sovereignty recognised only by France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom. (2) Co-mandate with New Zealand and the United Kingdom. | |||||||||
Map showing the ACT and Jervis Bay Territory
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