Kultus Cove

Kultus Cove (50˚29'00" 127˚37'00" S side of Quatsino Sd, S of Drake I, N end of Vancouver I). Kultus (or cultus) is a Chinook jargon word for “worthless” or “good for nothing.” In its broadest sense it simply means “bad.” (Chinook was a W coast lingua franca used by First Nation groups and early traders and settlers.) Many other BC features get their names from this word, including three creeks, two lakes, Cultus Sd and the Fraser Valley community of Cultus Lk. Kultus Cove,...

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