There is no ocean between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The sea which separates Australia and Papua New Guinea is the Coral Sea.
The strait which separates the northern tip of Australia and the coast of Papua New Guinea at its closest point is Torres Strait.
The Coral Sea separates Queensland and Papua New Guinea.
Torres Strait lies between the far northern tip of Queensland and the southern coast of Papua New Guinea.
It is called the Torres Strait.
Papua New Guinea is on the island of New Guinea, in the southern hemisphere. The western half of the island, together with numerous nearby islands, constitute the country of Papua New Guinea. It lies within the geographical region known as Oceania (which is not a continent), and is directly north of Australia's eastern half. It is east of Indonesia, between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean.
Papua New Guinea is on the island of New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean. To the east is Solomon Sea; to the southwest is Arafura Sea; to the northeast is Bismarck Sea. Bodies of water which are not "seas" include the Gulf of Papua in the south, and Torres Strait, between PNG and Australia.
Papua New Guinea is a Ocean-Ocean Convergent Boundary Type
The ocean is what separates australia and papua new guinea, and makes them two separate countries. Papua new guinea is not part of australia (e.g. like an island belonging to the country) edit. it is actually the torres strait that separates aus and png
It is the world's second largest island, in the Pacific Ocean just north of Australia. It is politically divided into Papua New Guinea and part of Indonesia. The original Guinea is in the north of Africa. It consists of many provinces and many islands. Its capital is Port Moresby which is located on the large expanse of land that is divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea is a country.
Australia is an island continent, completely surrounded by water. Its nearest neighbours are Papua New Guinea to the north, New Zealand to the southeast, and Indonesia to the northwest.
Pacific Ocean
it is located within the pacific ocean between Papua new guinea and the Solomon islands.
On the east, Papua New Guinea On the south, Indian Ocean / Australia On the west, Indian Ocean On the north, Chinese and Bangladesh
Papua New Guinea is in Oceania, the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. It makes up the eastern half of the island of New Guinea.
Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean
the Indian ocean