Poruma Island
Poruma Island is a city in Australia with a population of about 181.
AustraliaSmall town🕐 Australia/Brisbane
Coconut Island, Poruma Island, or Puruma in the local language, is an island in the Great North East Channel near Cumberland Passage, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. One of the Torres Strait Islands, Coconut Island is 130 kilometres (81 mi) north-east of Thursday Island and 106 kilometres (66 mi) south of Papua New Guinea. It is a narrow coral island approximately 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) long and 400 metres (0.25 mi) wide, bounded by shallow, fringing coral reefs. Administratively, Coconut Island is a town and Poruma Island is the locality within the Shire of Torres.
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About Poruma Island
| Country | Australia |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Explore | 04 |
| Population | 181 |
| Local currency | AUD |
| Coordinates | -10.0508, 143.0686 |
| Time zone | Australia/Brisbane |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 2,872 km · Canberra |
| Population (Australia) | #6940 most populated in Australia |
| Where on Earth | 10°3′3″S · 143°4′7″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,119 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 8,900 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 95% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Rio Branco (Brazil) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 10.05, -36.93 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Sydney | 2,776 km |
| Singapore | 4,525 km |
| Tokyo | 5,097 km |
| Beijing | 6,197 km |
| Dubai | 10,263 km |
| Los Angeles | 11,427 km |