Port Leopold
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The locality Port Leopold is an abandoned trading post in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It faces Prince Regent Inlet at the northeast tip of Somerset Island.
Elwin Baymap is to the south, while Prince Leopold Islandmap is to the north.
History
In 1848, the English explorer James Clark Ross wintered here during his search for the missing Franklin expedition.[1]
Later, it became the site of a Hudson's Bay Company trading post.[2]
Mapping
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References
- ^ Bolduc, P.-A.; J.D. Taylor; F.G. Barber (September 1986). "Sea Level at Port Leopold, N.W.T., in 1848" (PDF). Arctic. 39 (3): 1. doi:10.14430/arctic2084.
- ^ Pelly, David F. (August 2013). "Dundas Harbour: Keeping Watch over the Northwest Passage". Above & Beyond. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Elwin Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Prince Leopold Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
73°51′N 90°20′W / 73.850°N 90.333°W / 73.850; -90.333 (Port Leopold)[1]
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- Brooman Point Village
- Craig Harbour
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trading posts
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- Lake Harbour
- Mansel Island
- Nueltin House
- Padley
- Pangnirtung
- Pangnirtung Fox Farm
- Perry River
- Ponds Inlet
- Port Burwell
- Port Leopold
- Repulse Bay
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- Tavane
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- ^ "Port Leopold". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.