Killiniq Island situated on what is now the Nunavut side of the island, part of the territory's Qikiqtaaluk Region. The locality was known by Europeans as early as 1569, marked on a Mercator map. The island is now uninhabited. An automated remote radio transmitter for Iqaluit Coast Guard Radio remains in operation. Killiniq Island Killiniq Island (English: "ice floes") is a small, remote island in northeastern Canada. Located at the extreme northern tip of Labrador between Ungava Bay and the Labrador Sea, it is notable in that it contains the only land border between Nunavut territory and the province of Newfoundland and
William Strickland (navigator) the County of Cumbria; and they had five children of whom the oldest, Walter, was William's heir. Walter's first son William was born shortly before his grandfather's death and was named after him; he also became a member of parliament, and was created a baronet (of Boynton) in 1641. William Strickland (navigator) William Strickland (died 8 December 1598) was an English landowner who sailed on early voyages of exploration to the Americas and is credited with introducing the turkey into England. In later life he was a prominent Puritan Member of Parliament. Strickland was the son of a Yorkshire gentleman,