List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Nunavut
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This is a list of National Historic Sites of Canada (French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) in the territory of Nunavut. There are 12 National Historic Sites designated in Nunavut, of which none are administered by Parks Canada.[1] [2]
This list uses the designation names as recognized by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, not necessarily the official or colloquial names of the sites.
National Historic Sites [edit]
- Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site – Inuit summer occupation sites with rich history and surviving in situ resources
- Beechey Island sites – Sites related to 19th century Arctic exploration, specifically: Franklin Wintering Site; Northumberland House; Cairns; Wreck of H.M.S. Breadalbane; and Devon Island Site at Cape Riley
- Blacklead Island Whaling Station – Aboriginal and European bowhead whaling
- Bloody Falls —Located in the Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park, pre-contact hunting and fishing sites and the site of the Bloody Falls Massacre
- HMS Erebus and HMS Terror – Ships of Franklin's last expedition, 1845
- Fall Caribou Crossing – Located in the Kazan River & Baker Lake area, site of critical importance to the historical survival of Inuit community
- Igloolik Island Archaeological Sites – Archaeological sequence, 2000 BC–1000 AD
- Inuksuk Point (Enukso Point) – Inuit complex of 100 stone landmarks
- Kekerten Island Whaling Station – Aboriginal and European bowhead whaling
- Kodlunarn Island – Martin Frobisher habitation and iron smelting, 1576–1578
- Port Refuge – Located on Devon Island, pre-contact occupations, trade with Norse colonies
See also [edit]
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References [edit]
- ^ Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada - Nunavut, Parks Canada
- ^ Nunavut, National Historic Sites of Canada - administered by Parks Canada
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