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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.

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