Английская Википедия:Blacklead Island
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:Infobox islands Blacklead Island[1] 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 Шаблон:Cvt from Harrison Point and Шаблон:Cvt 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.[2][3][4] In 1894 the whaling station was purchased by Mr. C. Noble and offered to Edmund Peck as an Anglican mission.[5][6]
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Шаблон:Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region Шаблон:Subdivisions of Nunavut Шаблон:NHSC
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