Nuchatlitz Inlet


Nuchatlitz Inlet (49˚46'00" 126˚56'00" W side of Nootka I, off W side of Vancouver I), Nuchatlitz Reef (49˚46'00" 126˚59'00" In entrance to Nuchatlitz Inlet). Named after the First Nation inhabitants of the region, the Nuchatlaht, a member group of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. The name has been translated as “people of a sheltered bay” and “people from a place with a mountain behind the village.” The Nuchatlaht traditionally occupied several villages on the NW side of Nootka I...

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