Australia
Queensland
Torres Strait Island Region

Coconut Island

Coconut Island, Poruma Island, or Puruma in the local language, is an in the Great North East Channel near Cumberland Passage, , , Australia.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Torres Strait
  • Also known as: “Cocoanut Island”, “Coconut Island, Queensland”, “Parremar”, “Poruma Island”, “Poruma Island, Queensland”, “Poruma Island, Queensland, Australia”, and “Puruma”
  • Historically known as: “Cocoa Nut Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coconut Island Airport.

Aerodrome
is an located on Coconut Island in , . The airport is located at latitude -10.05010 and longitude 143.07000.

Coconut Island

Latitude
-10.05018° or 10° 3′ 1″ south
Longitude
143.0695° or 143° 4′ 10″ east
Population
164
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
IATA airport code
CNC
United Nations Location Code
AU CNC
Open location code
5RX5W3X9+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 160717872
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2171111
Wiki­data ID
Q1105437
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Coconut Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Coconut Island”
  • Chinese: “椰子島 (昆士蘭州)”
  • Chinese: “椰子島”
  • Dutch: “Coconut Island”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوكونوت ايسلاند”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوكونوت”
  • Esperanto: “Kokosnuksinsulo”
  • French: “Coconut Island”
  • German: “Coconut Island”
  • German: “Poruma”
  • Swedish: “Coconut Island”
  • Turkish: “Coconut Adası (II)”
  • Turkish: “Coconut Adası”
  • Turkish: “Coconut Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Poruma Indigenous Knowledge Centre and Dove Island.

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