Australia

Beachfront skyline at Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

ICGs & TICs

Lying between the Indian and Pacific oceans, Australia doesn't just belong to two Intergovernmental Coordination Groups, but is also home to the IOTWMS Secretariat. The former also means it's advised by two Tsunami Information Centres.

Country data

Being considered a continent in its own right, Australia has extensive coastlines on two oceans, which are inhabited by a vast majority of the country's population.
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34,218 km
total coastline

Comprising the mainland Australian continent and its islands

people
22+ million
coastal population

Approximately 87% of the country's total

Tsunami warning sign on the Pacific Coast over a blurred blue ocean.

Tsunami Service Provider

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology acts as TSP for the Indian Ocean region.

Speaker tower on a Sydney beach for tsunami warnings.

National Tsunami Warning Center

Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC)

State and Territory offices

1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264)

Fireman descending staircase.

Disaster Management Office

Australian Emergency Management

+61 2 6141 6666

Dr Ray Canterford, TNC Australia

Tsunami National Contact

Ray Canterford

Australian Bureau of Meteorology

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All Member States

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