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Nootka Island (french: île Nootka) is an island adjacent to BC Names/GeoBC entry "Nootka Sound"
/ref> In the 1980s, the First Nations peoples in the region created the collective autonym of ''Nuu-chah-nulth'', a term that means "along the outside (of Vancouver Island)". An older term for this group of peoples was "Aht", which means "people" in their language and is a component in all the names of their subgroups, and of some locations (e.g. Yuquot, Mowachaht, Kyuquot, Opitsaht etc.).
Nootka Island (french: île Nootka) is an island adjacent to Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest by ...
in British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include ...
, Canada. It is in area. It is separated from Vancouver Island by Nootka Sound and its side-inlets, and is located within Electoral Area A of the Strathcona Regional District.
Europeans named the island after a Nuu-chah-nulth language word meaning "go around, go around". They likely thought the natives were referring to the island itself. The Spanish and later English applied the word to the island and the sound, thinking they were naming both after the people./ref> In the 1980s, the First Nations peoples in the region created the collective autonym of ''Nuu-chah-nulth'', a term that means "along the outside (of Vancouver Island)". An older term for this group of peoples was "Aht", which means "people" in their language and is a component in all the names of their subgroups, and of some locations (e.g. Yuquot, Mowachaht, Kyuquot, Opitsaht etc.).
Climate
See also
* Nootka Crisis * Nootka Convention * Nootka Fault, a local geologic fault. * Fort San MiguelReferences
Islands of British Columbia Nootka Sound region {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub