Beecroft Peninsula

Geographical location

The Beecroft Peninsula is a peninsula that lies to the north and east of Jervis Bay in south-eastern Australia. It forms the northern mainland of Jervis Bay and is divided between the New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT ). The ACT should be obtained according to the Government Act 1908 a strip of coastline, in order to ensure that the ACT "shall [ ... ] have access to the sea " [ one has access to the sea ].

History

The Beecroft Peninsula was transferred in 1915 to the Commonwealth of Australia and a large part of Jervis Bay Jervis Bay Territory as separated, as the ACT an independent self- government was granted. The proportion of land ownership, which was awarded to the ACT, was a strip at the southern end of the peninsula. The Point Perpendicular Lighthouse and the associated land at Point Perpendicular at the southern tip of the northern entrance of Jervis Bay was an enclave of New South Wales in the enclave of the ACT.

Although the area of the ACT is listed on the Beecroft Peninsula on official and other detailed maps, is largely unknown that this area is part of the ACT. This may be because that the area has no permanent residents, because there is a shooting range of the Royal Australian Navy. A lot of the Beecroft Peninsula, which is one of New South Wales and also to the ACT, is under the disposal of the Royal Australian Navy, which uses the land for target practice. For this reason, parts of the peninsula are temporarily closed for public access.

Landscape

Due to high winds and waves numerous caves and cavities are created in the south of the peninsula. The different native flora and fauna has been explored over the National Park, the Long Beach Reserve and Currarong Flora Reserve. The place Currarong is located in the northeast of the peninsula.