Kekerten Territorial Park is a park on Kekerten Island, about 50 km (31 mi) south of Pangnirtung, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.[1]
History
editWhere the park is now was site of a whaling station established in 1840 by William Penny, and the Cumberland Sound area became a major whale hunting ground. The British and American whalers relied on local Inuit knowledge in their quest for whales. Remains of the storehouses are still visible, as are the remains of a whaling ship.[1]
Access
editThe only means of getting to the park is a 3-hour boat ride from Pangnirtung in the summer or a longer trip in winter by snowmobile.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kekerten Territorial Park". Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
External links
edit- Kekerten Territorial Park at Nunavut Parks and Special Places
65°42′N 065°49′W / 65.700°N 65.817°W
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