Kyuquot Sound
Kyuquot Sound is a complex of coastal inlets, bays and islands on northwestern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Name
Kyuquot Sound is named after the Kyuquot people, who are of the Nuu-chah-nulth-aht peoples by culture and language (incorrectly known as "Nootka"). Their local government, based at Kyuquot, British Columbia, is the Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation which is a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.
See also
- rooks Peninsula
- Kyuquot (whale)
- British Columbia Coast
- Quatsino Sound
- Nootka Sound
- Clayoquot Sound
- Barkley Sound
External links
- Kyuquot Sound, BCGNIS
Coordinates: 50°4′N 127°13′W / 50.067°N 127.217°W
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