List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Nunavut

This list includes all buildings, objects and sites in the Canadian territory of Nunavut that have the status of a National Historic Site of Canada (French lieu historique national du Canada ). The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada , as an agency within the remit of the Canadian Federal Environment Ministry , has so far included twelve sites on this list. As of June 2012, one of these sites is currently managed by Parks Canada .

National Historic Sites

Historic site	date	ISIN drawing	Location	description	photo
Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk		1995	Arviat 61 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 93 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  W.	Summer camp of the Paallirmiut Inuit with numerous testimonies to traditional rites.
Beechey Island		1993	Baffin, Unorganized 74 ° 43 ′ 0 ″  N , 91 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  W.	Sites related to the Arctic expeditions of the 19th century, particularly the Franklin expedition; Northumberland House; Cairns; Wreck of HMS Breadalbane and Devon Island at Cape Riley.
Blacklead Island Whaling Station	1860 (establishment)	1985	Baffin, Unorganized 64 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  N , 66 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  W.	Used by natives and Europeans whaling station on Black Lead Iceland .
Bloody Falls	1771 (event)	1978	Kugluktuk 67 ° 44 ′ 36 ″  N , 115 ° 22 ′ 3 ″  W.	Waterfall in the Kugluk / Bloody Falls Territorial Park , site of the Bloody Falls massacre .
HMS Breadalbane	1843 (event)	1983	Baffin, Unorganized 74 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  N , 91 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  W.	Shipwreck of the HMS Breadalbane , which sank off Beechey Island in search of the Franklin expedition .
HMS  Erebus  and  HMS  Terror	1845 (event)	1992	Kitikmeot, Unorganized 69 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 98 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  W.	Presumed sinking site of John Franklin's ships during his last expedition to the Arctic.
Case of Cariboo Crossing		1995	Kitikmeot, Unorganized 63 ° 38 ′ 20 ″  N , 96 ° 3 ′ 22 ″  W.	Section of the Kazan River in the area of Baker Lake , which is considered to be the winter camp of the Inuit who live inland .
Igloolik Island		1978	Kitikmeot, Unorganized 69 ° 23 ′ 0 ″  N , 81 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  W.	Archaeological sites from 2000 BC Until 1000 AD
Inuksuk Point		1969	Baffin, Unorganized 64 ° 34 ′ 0 ″  N , 78 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  W.	Group of around 100 figural stone figures ( Inuksuks ) of the Inuit culture .
Kekerten Island Whaling Station	1857 (establishment)	1985	Baffin, Unorganized 65 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 65 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  W.	Whaling station on Kekerten Island used by indigenous peoples and Europeans .
Kodlunarn Island	1576-1578	1964	Baffin, Unorganized 62 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  N , 65 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  W.	Home of Martin Frobisher and ironworks .
Port Refuge		1978	Baffin, Unorganized 76 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 94 ° 43 ′ 0 ″  W.	Evidence of prehistoric settlement on Devon Island and trade with the Normans .

Web links

Commons : National Historic Sites of Canada in Nunavut  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ National Historic Sites of Canada - Administered by Parks Canada: Nunavut. Parks Canada, accessed July 17, 2020 . 
2. ^ Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 12, 2012 . 
3. ^ Beechey Island National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed July 17, 2020 . 
4. ^ Blacklead Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 12, 2012 . 
5. ↑ Bloody Falls National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed July 17, 2020 . 
6. ^ Port Refuge National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 12, 2012 . 
7. ^ Erebus and Terror National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 12, 2012 . 
8. ^ Case of Caribou Crossing National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 12, 2012 . 
9. ^ Igloolik Island Archaeological Sites National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed July 17, 2020 . 
10. ^ Inuksuk Point National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed July 17, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Kekerten Island Whaling Station National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 12, 2012 . 
12. ↑ Kodlunarn Island National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 12, 2012 . 
13. ^ Port Refuge National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 12, 2012 . 

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