Punsand is a coastal and off-shore locality in the Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Punsand had a population of 19 people.
Captain Cook takes formal possession of New South Wales on Possession Island, 1770
The Torres Strait, also known as Zenadh Kes, is a strait between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. It is 150 km wide at its narrowest extent. To the south is Cape York Peninsula, the
The Torres Strait seen from space – Cape York Peninsula is at the bottom; several of the Torres Strait Islands can be seen strung out towards Papua New Guinea to the north.