Officially, the Great Australian Bight and Timor Sea both join the Indian Ocean.
Australians would dispute this, however, as they would say the Great Australian Bight joins the Southern Ocean.
The Pacific & Indian Oceans, the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Bass Straits, the Timor Sea & the Coral Sea & the Great Australian Bight are among seas around the Australian coast.
The major bodies of water in Australia include the Great Australian Bight, and the following:Bays and HarboursSydney Harbour (including Port Jackson)Botany BayPort StephensBroken BayPort Phillip BayWestern Port BayMacquarie HarbourGeographe BayThe CoorongHervey BayGulfsGulf of CarpentariaGulf St VincentSpencer GulfBeagle GulfJoseph Bonaparte GulfExmouth GulfRiversMurrayDarlingMurrumbidgeeDiamantinaLachlan RiverCastlereagh RiverMacquarie RiverBurdekin River (Qld)Cooper CreekSnowy RiverGoulburnFlinders RiverCondamine RiverSwan RiverGascoyne RiverFlinders RiverLakesLake EyreLake MackayLake GordonLake EucumbeneLake St ClairLake TorrensLake MacquarieLake Alexandrina
Australia is an island, therefore it is surrounded on all sides with water. More specifically Australia is surrounded by the Tasman Sea, the Great Australian Bight, the Indian Ocean, the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea, and the Coral Sea.
The ocean which borders Australia's western coastline is the Indian Ocean.The arm of the Indian Ocean that touches the northern part of Western Australia is the Timor Sea.
The Great Australian Bight.
The body of water south of the Nullarbor Plain is the Great Australian Bight. It is part of the Southern Ocean.
More than 4 bodies of water surround Australia.West of Australia is the Indian Ocean and to the east is the Pacific Ocean.South of Tasmania and Australia's southern coastline is the Southern Ocean.North of Australia are the Timor and ArafuraseasTo the southeast, between Australia and New Zealand, is the Tasman SeaTo the northeast is the Coral Sea.Not coming under the heading of either "seas" or "oceans" are also the Gulf Of Carpentaria in the north and the Great Australian Bight, which is essentially a wide, open bay which is part of the Southern Ocean.Between the mainland and Tasmania is Bass Strait while between Cape York in Queensland and Papua New Guinea to the north is Torres Strait.
The ocean south of Adelaide is the Southern Ocean. This is according to GeoScience Australia, which has obtained its maritime information from the Australian Hydrographic Office of the Royal Australian Navy.
There are Great Whites everywhere in the ocean but you see them mainly near California coastlines, African coastlines, and Australian coastlines.
To the east is the Pacific, to the west is the Indian Ocean, to the south is the Great Southern Ocean, and to the north are the Timor, Arafura, and Coral Seas.
It is the Indian Ocean off the Australian West Coast.
The ocean off the Western Australian coast is the Indian Ocean.The Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean at the southwestern corner.