Greenpatch, Jervis Bay Territory
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Jervis Bay Territory
The Jervis Bay Territory 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"....
in 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...
and forms part of the Jervis Bay Village Council. It is claimed to possess Australia's whitest sand
Sand
Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.The composition of sand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal...
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Geography
Greenpatch is located on Aboriginal Land within the Booderee National Park, an area which is leased back to the crown under a formal arrangement between the director of National Parks and the Wreck Bay Aboirginal Community Council (WBACC). It is within close proximity to HMAS CreswellHMAS Creswell
HMAS Creswell is a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy, a part of the Australian Defence Force, and consists of the Royal Australian Naval College , The RAN School of Survivability and Ship's Safety, Kalkara Flight, the Beecroft Weapons Range and an administrative support...
which borders Jervis Bay Village. Greenpatch Beach is claimed to possess 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...
's whitest sand and is approximately 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) long. To the south of Greenpatch Beach are North Darling Point and Little Darling Beach (15 metres long). To the south of South Darling Point is North Darling Beach (1.2 kilometres), which transforms into a small patch of rocks called South Darling Beach.
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Wildlife
Greenpatch is home to many different kinds of Australian native flora and fauna, including kangarooKangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
s, kookaburras, rosella
Rosella
A rosella is one of five to eight species of colorful Australian parrots in the genus Platycercus. Platycercus means "broad-tailed" or "flat-tailed", reflecting a feature common to the rosellas and other members of the broad-tailed parrot tribe...
s, lories, lorikeets, wombat
Wombat
Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately in length with a short, stubby tail. They are adaptable in their habitat tolerances, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as...
s and many more. However, after many years of human interaction and especially feeding of the wildlife, it is not uncommon to be attacked by wildlife in search of food. It is for this reason that feeding the wildlife is now forbidden at Greenpatch, as well as many other parts of the Jervis Bay
Jervis Bay
Jervis Bay is a large bay bounded by the state of New South Wales, the Jervis Bay Territory, and a detached enclave of the Australian Capital Territory. HMAS Creswell is located between Jervis Bay Village and Greenpatch in the Jervis Bay Territory.-History:...
area.