Kekerten_Territorial_Park

Kekerten Territorial Park

Kekerten Territorial Park

Territorial park in Nunavut, Canada

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]

Kekerten Territorial Park

History

Where 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

The 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

  1. [1]
    "Kekerten Territorial Park". Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

65°42′N 065°49′W


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