Native name: Poruma | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Coconut_Island_(Landsat).png) Satellite image of Coconut Island | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:TorresStraitIslandsMap.png) A map of the Torres Strait Islands with the Coconut Island labelled as Poruma | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Australia |
| Adjacent to | Great North East Channel, Torres Strait |
| Administration | |
| State | Queensland |
| Coconut Island / Pormula Island Queensland | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Australia_Queensland_location_map.svg)  Coconut Island / Pormula Island | |
| Coordinates | 10°03′01″S 143°04′10″E / 10.0502°S 143.0694°E |
| Population | 164 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 4875 |
| LGA(s) | Torres Strait Island Region |
| State electorate(s) | Cook |
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt |
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) northeast of Thursday Island. Administratively, Coconut Island is a town and Poruma Island is the locality within the Shire of Torres.[2][3][4][5][6]
The ancestors of Coconut Island built their houses out of grass, coconut leaves and trees that floated down from the Fly River jungles of Papua New Guinea.
The islands have sea turtle hatcheries, bird life, giant clam ground, huge palms, World War II relics and massive sand flats.
In the 2021 census, Poruma Islnnd had a population of 164 people.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Coconut Island – island (entry 7650)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Coconut Island – town (entry 7655)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Poruma Island – locality (entry 46713)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Torres Strait: the region and its people Archived 1 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Torres Strait
- ^ Poruma (Coconut Island) Archived 7 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Torres Strait Island Regional Council