Blacklead Island

Blacklead Island
	Whaling station on Blacklead Island, 1903
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Geography
Location	Cumberland Sound
Coordinates	64°58′59″N 066°12′00″W / 64.98306°N 66.20000°WCoordinates: 64°58′59″N 066°12′00″W / 64.98306°N 66.20000°W
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area	2 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Coastline	7 km (4.3 mi)
Administration
	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1985
	Source: Atlas of Canada

Blacklead Island^[2] is a Baffin Island offshore islet located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies in Cumberland Sound, northwest of , approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from Harrison Point and 10 km (6.2 mi) from Niante Harbour.

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.^[3]^[4]^[5] In 1894 the whaling station was purchased by Mr. C. Noble and offered to Edmund Peck as an Anglican mission.^[6]^[7]

Inuit standing at outdoor religious service, c. 1919

References[]

^ "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.

External links[]

Blacklead Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada

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[1] "Blacklead Island at the Atlas of Canada". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2009-03-28.

[2] "Blacklead Island". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2008-09-18.

[3] Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 29 October 2013 .

[4] National Historic Sites of Canada System Plan

[5] National Historic Sites of Canada System Plan map Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Edmund Peck (Uqammaq), 1850-1924

[7] The Life and Work of E. J. Peck Among the Eskimos by the Rev. Arthur Lewis, M.A.

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Geography
Whaling station on Blacklead Island, 1903
Blacklead Island Blacklead Island Show map of NunavutShow map of CanadaShow all
Location	Cumberland Sound
Coordinates	64°58′59″N 066°12′00″W / 64.98306°N 66.20000°W / 64.98306; -66.20000 (Blacklead Island)Coordinates: 64°58′59″N 066°12′00″W / 64.98306°N 66.20000°W / 64.98306; -66.20000 (Blacklead Island)
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area	2 km² (0.77 sq mi)
Coastline	7 km (4.3 mi)
Administration
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited


National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1985


Source: Atlas of Canada^[1]