Comox

Comox (49˚40'59" 124˚56'05" Just SE of Courtenay, E side of Vancouver I), Comox Bar (49˚39'00" 124˚54'00" SE of Comox Hbr), Comox Harbour (49˚40'00" 124˚57'00" Just SW of Comox, Str of Georgia). The name is an abbreviation of a Lekwiltok (Kwakwaka’wakw) First Nation term meaning “abundance” or “plenty”; the spellings Komous, Comuck and Comax have also been recorded. Comox Ck, Comox Lk, Comox Gap and Comox Glacier all have the same origin. The first white settlers moved to the...

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