Ka:oop:insh Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia

Former First Nation Village - A place formerly inhabited by First Nations' people, with no current population or that is usually uninhabited. At mouth of the Kauwinch River, E shore of Kashutl Inlet Kyuquot Sound, Rupert Land District

Mapped Location

Ka:oop:insh: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Ka:oop:insh

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Ka:oop:insh

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Ka:oop:insh Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Ka:oop:insh

References to Ka:oop:insh that document the origin of its place name

Ka:oop:insh (Former First Nation Village) adopted 1 April 2011, per the provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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A winter village and Capital City of the Kauwinch people. Ka:oop:insh is the preferred spelling (December 2010 advice from Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Strathcona Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01