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Poruma Island Queensland Map

Explore Poruma Island, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Poruma Island, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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Locality	Poruma Island
State	Queensland (QLD)
Local Government Area	Torres Strait Island Regional
Country	Australia
Timezone	Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving
Remoteness	Very Remote Australia

Latitude	-10.05025
Longitude	143.06937
Population	181
Density	441.5 /km²
Area	0.4 km²
Elevation	7 m
Postcode	4875
Area Code	07
Distance to Brisbane	2200 km north-northwest

About Poruma Island, Queensland

Poruma Island is a locality in the Torres Strait Island Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 181. The locality covers an area of 0.4 km², giving a population density of about 441.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 7 m above sea level. It lies approximately 2200 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Poruma Island is located at 10.0503°S, 143.0694°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4875. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.

Poruma Island rises from the turquoise expanse of the Torres Strait like a weathered emerald, its low-lying terrain fringed by pale, sun-bleached sands that whisper against the ceaseless wash of the sea. It lies 1100.3 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 338°T), and is situated 49.6 km south-west of Masig Island. The island's heart is a verdant swell of coconut palms, their fronds a vibrant, rustling canopy against the intense blue of the tropical sky, interspersed with hardy shrubs and the occasional flowering tree that splashes bold colour across the landscape. A gentle, humid breeze, carrying the faint, briny tang of the ocean, flows unhurriedly across the island, a constant companion that softens the harshness of the midday sun and lends a languid rhythm to the day. The very air seems to hum with a quiet vitality, a sense of ancient life persisting in this remote corner of the world.

This is a place where the echoes of the past are woven into the present, a locale shaped by generations of seafaring people whose lives were intimately connected to the rich bounty of the surrounding waters. The traditional economy, long centred on subsistence fishing and the careful cultivation of the land, continues to inform the island's character, though modern influences are also felt. The distinctive dialect spoken here, a melodic blend of local tongues and English, carries the weight of this layered history. Small boats, painted in bright, cheerful colours, dot the shallow waters near the shore, a testament to the enduring importance of the sea for both sustenance and livelihood, while the simple, sturdy homes of the islanders stand as enduring symbols of resilience and community against the vastness of the ocean.

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