Port Leopold
Port Leopold, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada.
The locality Port Leopold is an abandoned trading post in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It faces Prince Regent Inlet at the northeast tip of Somerset Island.
Elwin Baymap is to the south, while Prince Leopold Islandmap is to the north.
History[]
In 1848, the English explorer James Clark Ross wintered here during his search for the missing Franklin expedition.[1]
Later, it became the site of a Hudson's Bay Company trading post.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bolduc, P.-A.; J.D. Taylor; F.G. Barber (September 1986). "Sea Level at Port Leopold, N.W.T. , in 1848" (PDF). Arctic. 39 (3): 1. doi:10.14430/arctic2084.
- ^ Pelly, David F. (August 2013). "Dundas Harbour: Keeping Watch over the Northwest Passage". Above & Beyond. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
Mapping[]
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Coordinates: 73°50′59″N 90°19′59″W / 73.84972°N 90.33306°W
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Categories:
- Ghost towns in Nunavut
- Geography of Qikiqtaaluk Region
- Ports and harbours of Nunavut
- Former populated places in Arctic Canada
- Former populated places in the Qikiqtaaluk Region
- Hudson's Bay Company trading posts in Nunavut
- Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut geography stubs
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