Baffin Island located on the southeastern coast. Until 1987, the town shared the name Frobisher Bay with the bay on which it is located. To the south lies Hudson Strait, separating Baffin Island from mainland Quebec. South of the western end of the island is the Fury and Hecla Strait which separates the island from the Melville Peninsula on the mainland. To the east are Davis Strait and Baffin Bay, with Greenland beyond. The Foxe Basin, the Gulf of Boothia and Lancaster Sound separate Baffin Island from the rest of the archipelago to the west and north. The Baffin Mountains run along
Strait Island growing coconut palms, tamarind, and mango trees. Politically, Strait Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk. There is only 1 village, located at the island. The population at the 2011 census was 39 (of which 26 were male), living in 15 households. From the Port Blair harbour, there is a bi-weekly ferry service which is the only mode of conveyance available. Strait Island Strait Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island lies