The Soutern Ocean. (The Great Austrailan Bight is the body of water closer to the continent but is is not called an "Ocean" , the boundaries of these water masses are unclear. Modern terminology has Southern Ocean south of 60° S but older sources have the Southern Ocean stretching further north.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australia_map_1863.jpg for a map labling the Southern Ocean as close to Australia.
The closest countries to Antarctica are Australia, South Africa, New Zealand with Argentina and Chile being the closest.
the pacific ocean is closest ocean toBrazil,Australia,north America,south America ,europ and Antarctica
The Antarctic Ocean is the closest ocean to Melbourne.
The ocean closest to Auckland is the South pacific ocean.
Australia is closer (South America is closest of all). Also, note that Australia is not a continent. This means the closest continent to the South Pole is South America.
The Indian Ocean is to the south, west, and north or Australia.
That is the South Pacific Ocean
Australia is bordered by the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean.
Antarctica is close to the continents of South America and Australia. South America is situated to the west of Antarctica across the Drake Passage, while Australia is located to the northeast across the Southern Ocean.
The ocean between Australia and Antarctica (which is where the South Pole is located) is the Southern Ocean.
The Pacific Ocean is due east of Australia.
It is the South Pacific Ocean.