Nootka Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia

Landing (1) - A coastal or shore location where boats may put in to load or unload. On Northland Navigation Company, E side of Nootka Island, Nootka Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Nootka

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Nootka

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

Name Description
Nootka Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Nootka

References to Nootka that document the origin of its place name

Nootka (P.O. and Str. Ldg) adopted 6 November 1934 on 92E/10 as an established name and as listed in 1924 Gazetteer and as labeled on Reference Map 2C "Vancouver Island, Northerly" (1919). Feature type change 3 December 1959 to landing, as labeled on C. 3661, as post office closed 6 December 1953. Likely named in association with Nootka Sound and Island.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.  |  Province of British Columbia

For historical background see file 92E/10 and the card for Yuquot River. For origin, see Nootka Sound.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Strathcona Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01