Evans Strait

Evans Strait separates Coats Island from the Bell Peninsula of Southampton Island at the northern end of Hudson Bay. In late spring and summer, walrus gather on the floating pack ice in the strait; as the ice recedes, they also haul out on nearby islands. The Sallirmiut lived on and around Southampton, Coats and Walrus islands, hunting the animals of the surrounding waters. West of Evans Strait, Fisher Strait forms another passage between the two larger islands.