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
Torres Strait lies between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The body of water between Australia's Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea is Torres Strait.
Torres Strait.
There are no known man-made or natural underground aquifers that take water from New Guinea to Australia.
Australia and Papua New Guinea are separated by the Torres Strait. This body of water is very narrow and small.
In the east, Australia and Papua New Guinea are separated by Torres Strait. The Western half of the island of New Guinea is separated from Australia by the Arafura Sea,
There is approximately 1,199 miles away from Cape York and Papua New Guinea. A flight would take about 3 hours to complete.
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.
The three seas which border both New Guinea and Australia are the Arafura Sea, Coral Sea and Timor Sea.The body of water between the northern tip of Australia and the southern coast of Papua New Guinea is Torres Strait.
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji are all neighbours of Australia.The Indonesian Archipelago and Papua New Guinea to the North and NE, and New Zealand to the SE.
northern Australia and islands around Australia like papua new guinea and also islands in the pacific
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.