New South Wales Jervis Bay National Park
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New South Wales Jervis Bay is a national park in New South Wales
(Australia
), 129 km southwest of Sydney.
Jervis Bay is home to many native Australian flora and fauna. Kangaroos, koalas and black cockatoos frequently visit.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
), 129 km southwest of Sydney.
Fact sheet
- Area: 12 km²
- Coordinates: 34°58′23"S 150°41′11"E
- Date of establishment: 15 March 1995
- Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
- IUCNWorld Conservation UnionThe International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to finding "pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges." The organization publishes the IUCN Red List, compiling information from a network of...
category: II
See also
- Protected areas of New South WalesProtected areas of New South WalesThe Protected areas of New South Wales include both terrestrial and aquatic protected areas. At 30 June 2010 there were 776 separate terrestrial protected areas with a total land area of . 189 of these are national parks, totalling...
Jervis Bay is home to many native Australian flora and fauna. Kangaroos, koalas and black cockatoos frequently visit.