Booderee
National Park, which along with Uluru and Kakadu National Parks is one
of three operated by Environment Australia (the Commonwealth National Parks Service)
occupies the majority of Jervis Bay Territory. Jervis Bay Territory has
escaped the coastal development which has changed much of the east coast of Australia
and the environment is largely as it was prior to the arrival of Europeans over
200 years ago in spite of proposals over the years to use it for a sea port, naval
fleet base and even a nuclear reactor. Booderee National Park is a place
of great history and contrast. Towering sandstone coastal cliffs guard rainforests
and eucalypt forests from the awesome might of the ocean, tranquil waterways are
a short walk through coastal heath from surfing beaches. Booderee National
Park offers the opportunity for many recreational activities in a magnificent
unspoilt setting.
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