It's the Clarence Strait
The strait between Darwin and Melville Island is Clarence Strait, with a width of about 80km.
Clarence strait
The two islands off the Australian coast at Darwin are Bathurst Island to the west and Melville Island to the east.
Melville Island (which is no longer referred to by this name) lies off the northern coast of Australia, not far from Darwin. It is now referred to collectively, with nearby islands, as part of the Tiwi Islands.
Australia's largest island is the island state of Tasmania.The next largest is Melville Island north of Darwin (the other extreme of the country), and now part of the Tiwi Islands.
Yes, Melville is the largest island after Tasmania.
That geographic point is located in the Van Diemen Gulf, Northwest Territories, Australia. The nearest island to that point appears to be Gardangarl Island.
next to Pen island
Melville Island ( Canada)is a vast, uninhabited member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Canada with an area of 42,149 km2 (16,274 sq mi). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Island_(Canada) Melville Island (Australia) lies in the eastern Timor Sea, off the coast of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is west of the Cobourg Peninsula in Arnhem Land and north of Darwin. The largest community/town on the island is Milikapiti, pop. 559. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Island_(Northern_Territory)
That point is in the water, among the icebergs between Melville Island,Eglinton Island, and Banks Island, of Canada's Northwest Territories.
The second largest island in Australia is Melville Island, north of Darwin, with an area of 5,786 square kilometres. The state of Tasmania is the largest island in Australia.
Melville and Bathurst Islands make up what is now known as the Tiwi Islands, 80 km north of Darwin. They are separated from the mainland by Van Diemen Gulf, Beagle Gulf, Clarence Strait and Dundas Strait.