Kyuquot Sound is a complex of coastal inlets, bays and islands on northwestern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
4-605: Kyuquot (pronounced "ky YOO kit") is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations community located on Kyuquot Sound on northwestern Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada. Meaning people of Kayukw in the Nuu-chah-nulth language, it is partly the community of the Kyuquot and Cheklesahht peoples, whose band government is the Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation . The site of Kayukw,
8-747: A location on the Coast of British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kyuquot Sound The sound is named after the Kyuquot people , who are of the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples by culture and language (incorrectly known as "Nootka"). Their local government, based at Kyuquot , is the Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation which is a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council . Kyuquot Sound has main arms that branch out into
12-514: The interior of Vancouver Island . Numerous islands can be found within the sound, the largest of which are Union Island, Hohoae Island, Moketas Island, Whiteley Island, and Surprise Island. Rugged Point Marine Provincial Park lies to the southern end of the sound while Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park protects one of the northern arms. 50°03′00″N 127°15′00″W / 50.05000°N 127.25000°W / 50.05000; -127.25000 ( Kyuquot Sound ) This article about
16-696: The original village of the Kyuquot people , is nearby in the form of Kayouk Indian Reserve No. 8, adjacent to which are Kayouk Bluff and Kayouk Creek. The original village site of the Cheklesahht people is the Checkaklis Island Indian Reserve 9 on the island of the same name in the Bunsby Islands in Checleset Bay , which is named for the people, whose name means "people of Checkaklis". This article about
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