Resolution Island (Nunavut) Resolution Island (Nunavut) Resolution Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Davis Strait. It has an area of . The Lower Savage Islands lie between Resolution Island and Baffin Island, while Graves Strait separates Resolution Island from the more northern Edgell Island. English explorer Martin Frobisher landed on the island on July 28, 1576, while on a voyage to discover the fabled Northwest Passage. However it appears to have been named Resolution in 1612 by Sir Thomas Button, after his own ship, the "Resolution".
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,