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The Jervis Bay Territory ( or )〔''Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3〕 (abbreviated as JBT) is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. It was surrendered by the state of New South Wales to the Commonwealth Government in 1915 so that the Federal capital at Canberra would have access to the sea. It was administered by the Department of the Interior (and later by the Department of the Capital Territory) as if it were part of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), although it has always been a separate Commonwealth territory. The perception that it is part of the ACT stems from the fact that under the terms of the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act, the laws of the ACT apply to the Jervis Bay Territory. In 1989, when the ACT achieved self-government, the Department of The Arts, Sport, The Environment, Tourism and Territories took over responsibility for the JBT's administration, and it has since been administered by various Commonwealth Departments responsible to the Minister for Territories. == History == The bay was sighted by Lieutenant James Cook aboard on 25 April 1770 (two days after Saint George's Day) and he named the southern headland Cape St George.〔''Place Names of Australia'' (Reed, 1973).〕 In August 1791 the bay was entered and named by Lieutenant Richard Bowen aboard the convict transport ship ''Atlantic'' of the Third Fleet in honour of Admiral John Jervis, under whom he had served.〔〔 In November 1791 Master Matthew Weatherhead aboard the ''Matilda'' entered the bay to undertake repairs.〔 Survivors of the ''Sydney Cove'' shipwreck in 1797 reached the area by foot, heading to Port Jackson.〔 Explorer George Bass entered the bay on 10 December 1797. He named Bowen Island.〔 John Oxley, an English explorer and surveyor, travelled from Sydney by sea to explore the bay in 1819.〔 At the 2011 census, an estimated 377 people lived in the territory, the majority working and living at the Royal Australian Navy base, .〔 The area of land and water owned by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council in the JBT is approximately 68 square kilometres which is about 90% of the land. The remaining land in the JBT is managed by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. There is an Aboriginal community at Wreck Bay in the Booderee National Park. Vincentia is the nearest town, roughly 3 km north of the border, population 2,750. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jervis Bay Territory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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