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Encyclopedia > Ahousat, British Columbia
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Located on Flores Island, in British Columbia, Canada (49°17′ N 126°4′ W), Ahousat is northwest of Tofino, the nearest centre - itself located on Vancouver Island. Categories: Canada-place stubs ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) • Land 925,186 km² • Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tofino is a village of about 1,600 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, at the western terminus of provincial highway 4. ... Jump to: navigation, search Located off Canadas Pacific coast and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia Vancouver Island is, at 32,134 square kilometers (12,407 square miles), the largest island on the western side of the Americas. ...


Accessible only by water or air, Ahousat is a small community predominately composed of First Nations people from the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Nation. The Nuu-chah-nulth (pronounced New-cha-nulth)(also Nootka, Nutka, Aht, West Coast, T’aat’aaqsapa, Nuuchahnulth) people are indigenous peoples of Canada. ...


Early History

Geography

Ahousat is blessed with some of the most beautiful landscape in the world, residing within the spectacular Clayoquot Sound, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Clayoquot Sound (usually pronounced clay-kwot or clack-kwot) is located on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Jump to: navigation, search UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ...


The nearby communities include:

Jump to: navigation, search Tofino is a village of about 1,600 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, at the western terminus of provincial highway 4. ... Cities of Vancouver Island Ucluelet is a village (population about 1,700) on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. ...

External links

  • Local Ahousat page.
  • Details of research on resident grey whales.

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Victoria, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1775 words)
It is the largest urban area on Vancouver Island (not to be confused with the city of Vancouver, which lies 90 minutes northeast by ferry on the British Columbia mainland).
With the discovery of gold on the British Columbia mainland in 1858, Victoria became the port, supply base, and outfitting centre for miners on their way to the Cariboo gold fields.
In 1886, with the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway terminus on Burrard Inlet, Victoria's position as the commercial centre of British Columbia was irrevocably lost to the City of Vancouver.
Tofino, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (186 words)
Tofino is a village of about 1,600 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, at the western terminus of provincial highway 4.
Tofino was named after a Spanish mathematician and scientist, Jefe de Escuadra Tofino, who died in 1795.
In the winter it is not as busy, however, many people visit Tofino and the west coast to watch storms on the water (storm watching).
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