Klue Passage

Klue Passage (52˚45'00" 131˚36'00" Between Tanu I and Kunga I, E of central Moresby I, QCI), Klue Point (SE tip of Tanu I). Klue was the hereditary name of the town chief of Tanu, a figure of sufficient importance that this historic Eagle crest village was often simply referred to as Klue’s. The name has a wealth of early spellings—Kloo, Klew, Cloo, Clew, Clough, Kliew—but is usually expressed in modern form as Xe-u or Xhyuu. It means “southeast wind” in the Haida language. Fur...

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