What three oceans is Australia surrounded by?

Answer 1

There are more than three bodies of water which 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 Arafura seas
• To the southeast, between Australia and New Zealand, is the Tasman Sea
• To 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 that 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.

Answer 2

Australia has the Indian Ocean to the west and south and the Pacific Ocean to the east and north. Way south of Australia at latitude 60 degrees, is the Southern Ocean.