Blacklead Island

Blacklead Island^[4] is a Baffin Island offshore islet located in the 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
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Geography
Location	Cumberland Sound
Coordinates	64°59′N 66°12′W[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
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1985
Source: Atlas of Canada[3]

History

Inuit standing at outdoor religious service, c. 1919

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.^[5][6][7] In 1894 the whaling station was purchased by Mr. C. Noble and offered to Edmund Peck as an Anglican mission.^[8][9]