What is Jervis Bay Territory?
[[File:ACT-Jervis Bay-Sydney-MJC.png|thumb|220px|Map showing the ACT and 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 [[election]]s for the [[senate]]. {{Australia}} {{States and territories of Australia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:States and territories of Australia]] {{geo-stub}}