Blacklead Island

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.

Blacklead Island
Whaling station on Blacklead Island, 1903
Blacklead Island
Location in Nunavut
Geography
LocationCumberland Sound
Coordinates64°58′59″N 066°12′00″W
ArchipelagoCanadian Arctic Archipelago
Area2 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Coastline7 km (4.3 mi)
Administration
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Official nameBlacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1985
Source: Atlas of Canada[1]

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". 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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