Kimsquit

Kimsquit is a former village of the Nuxalk[1] at the mouth of the Dean River on the northeast side of Dean Channel in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada.[2] Kemsquit Indian Reserve No. 1 is nearby at 52°49′00″N 126°58′00″W / 52.81667°N 126.96667°W,[3] which is on Kimsquit Bay; Kimsquit Mountain is nearby.

The village was shelled by the Royal Navy in 1877.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kimsquit" page, Nuxalk Nation website
  2. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kimsquit (locality)"
  3. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kemsquit 1 (Indian reserve)"
  4. ↑ "Kimsquit" page, Nuxalk Nation website

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Coordinates: 52°50′00″N 126°57′00″W / 52.83333°N 126.95000°W