Blacklead Island
Appearance
![]() Whaling station on Blacklead Island, 1903 | |
Geography | |
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Location | Cumberland Sound |
Coordinates | 64°59′N 66°12′W / 64.983°N 66.200°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[2] |
Blacklead Island[3] 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.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blacklead_1919.jpg/220px-Blacklead_1919.jpg)
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.[4][5][6] In 1894 the whaling station was purchased by Mr. C. Noble and offered to Edmund Peck as an Anglican mission.[7][8]
References
- ^ "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.