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Kekerten

Kekerten Park was a highly used whaling station during the 1850s and 1860s. Located 50 km from Pangnirtung within Cumberland sound, the island was used as a whaling station soon after it was charted by Scottish whaler William Penny in 1840. A number of artifacts remain as part of the whaling station including the foundation of three storehouses built in 1857 by Scottish whalers, large cast-iron pots, once used for rendering whale oil, and restored tent frames and rings.

A project has been initiated to restore the Scottish whaling station on Kekerten. The restoration will increase economic development opportunities in Pangnirtung, while enhancing awareness among the people of Pangnirtung in their unique whaling history. The development of the Scottish Whaling Station at Kekerten will support local outfitters providing tours to the park by increasing the interpretive potential of the site and providing a much-needed emergency shelter. The project is still in the early design stage and will not be completed until 2005.