Wickaninnish Bay

Wickaninnish Bay (49˚03'00" 125˚44'00" Between Portland Point and Quisitis Point, SE of Tofino, W side of Vancouver I), Wickaninnish Island (49˚08'00" 125˚56'00" W side of Templar Channel, SE of Vargas I). Wickaninnish is the hereditary name of the principal chief of the Tla-o- qui-aht (Clayoquot) First Nation. According to the writer George Clutesi, who was a member of the neighbouring Tseshaht First Nation, the word came from the Kwakwala language and originated farther N, at Kyuquot. It...

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