Kekerten Territorial Park

Kekerten Territorial Park is located on Kekerten Island, about 50 km (31 mi) south of Pangnirtung, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.^[1]

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]

Getting there

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

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kekerten Territorial Park

Protected Areas of Nunavut

Bird sanctuaries	Akimiski Island Boatswain Bay (part) Bylot Island Dewey Soper East Bay Hannah Bay (part) Harry Gibbons McConnell River Prince Leopold Island Queen Maud Gulf Seymour Island

National Parks	Auyuittuq Quttinirpaaq Sirmilik Ukkusiksalik

National Wildlife Areas	Akpait Niginganiq Nirjutiqavvik Polar Bear Pass Qaqulluit

Territorial parks	Inuujarvik Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Katannilik Kekerten Kugluk/Bloody Falls Mallikjuaq Northwest Passage Ovayok Pisuktinu Tunngavik Qaummaarviit Sylvia Grinnell Tamaarvik Taqaiqsirvik Tupirvik

Wildlife refuges	Bowman Bay Thelon Twin Islands

Coordinates: 65°42′N 065°49′W / 65.700°N 65.817°W / 65.700; -65.817

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