Location Cumberland Sound Territory Nunavut Population Uninhabited | Coastline 7 km (4.3 mi) Region Qikiqtaaluk Area 200 ha | |
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Official name Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada Island group Canadian Arctic Archipelago | ||
Blacklead Island 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.
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Map of Blacklead Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada
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. In 1894 the whaling station was purchased by Mr. C. Noble and offered to Edmund Peck as an Anglican mission.
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Blacklead Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA