Mah:kiit 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. W side of Fair Harbour at base of Markale Peninsula, Kyuquot Sound, Rupert Land District

Mapped Location

Mah:kiit: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Mah:kiit

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Mah:kiit

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

Name Description
Mah:kiit Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Mah:kiit

References to Mah:kiit that document the origin of its place name

Mah:kiit (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
BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.  |  Province of British Columbia

Once the site of a village. Labelled "Markale" on British Admiralty Chart 717, 1866. Mah:kiit 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