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 Service Provider
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology acts as TSP for the Indian Ocean region.
National Tsunami Warning Center
Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC)
1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264)
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