Blacklead Island

Blacklead Island

Blacklead Island Location in Nunavut
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 km^2 (0.77 sq mi)
Coastline	7 km (4.3 mi)
Administration
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Source: Atlas of Canada[1]
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1985

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 Kikiktaluk Island, 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

1. Blacklead Island at the Atlas of Canada
2. "Blacklead Island". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. 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
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.

External links

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