Blacklead Island[3] is a Baffin Island offshore islet located in the Arctic ArchipelagoinNunavut'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.
Whaling station on Blacklead Island, 1903
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Cumberland Sound |
| Coordinates | 64°59′N 66°12′W / 64.983°N 66.200°W / 64.983; -66.200[1] |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Official name | Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1985 |
| Source: Atlas of Canada[2] | |
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.[4][5][6] In 1894 the whaling station was purchased by Mr. C. Noble and offered to Edmund Peck as an Anglican mission.[7][8]
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