Namu, British Columbia
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Namu is a small fishing port, former cannery town and First Nations community on the coast of British Columbia, Canada.[1] It is located about 95 km (59.0 mi) southwest of Bella Coola or 35 km (21.7 mi) SSE of Bella Bella, on the mainland shore of the Inside Passage ferry route directly opposite Hunter Island, and just south of the opening of Burke Channel and King Island. The community's harbour is named Namu Harbour,[2] and a large lake just inland is Namu Lake,[3] which lies in the short drainage basin of the 15km Namu River,[4] immediately east of which is the small but rugged Namu Range.[5]
Namu was the namesake of the killer whale Namu, who was captured nearby and was the second orca displayed in captivity.[6]
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- ^ Namu in the BC Geographical Names Information System
- ^ Namu Harbour in the BC Geographical Names Information System
- ^ Namu Lake in the BC Geographical Names Information System
- ^ Namu River in the BC Geographical Names Information System
- ^ Namu Range in the BC Geographical Names Information System
- ^ "Era of the Orca Cowboys" by Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett in The Tyee webzine, May 16, 2008
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