Blacklead Island
Blacklead Island[4] is a Baffin Island offshore islet located in the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies in Cumberland Sound, northwest of Kikiktaluk Island, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from Harrison Point and 10 km (6.2 mi) from Niante Harbour.
Whaling station on Blacklead Island, 1903 | |
Blacklead Island Blacklead Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cumberland Sound |
| Coordinates | 64°59′N 66°12′W[1] |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Official name | Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1985 |
| Source: Atlas of Canada[3] | |
History
The island had been used by the Inuit for whaling. Later used by Europeans, it was known as the Blacklead Island Whaling Station, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1985.[5][6][7] In 1894 the whaling station was purchased by Mr. C. Noble and offered to Edmund Peck as an Anglican mission.[8][9]
References
- "Blacklead Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- "Blacklead Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- "Blacklead Island at the Atlas of Canada". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- "Blacklead Island". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 29 October 2013 .
- National Historic Sites of Canada System Plan
- National Historic Sites of Canada System Plan map Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Edmund Peck (Uqammaq), 1850-1924
- The Life and Work of E. J. Peck Among the Eskimos by the Rev. Arthur Lewis, M.A.
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