Wakhanaq
| Feature Type: | Former First Nation Village - A place formerly inhabited by First Nations' people, with no current population or that is usually uninhabited. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | Head of Wahkana Bay, N side of Gilford Island, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°48'54"N, 126°18'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Translation: "real river". The name has also been written Wak'a'nakw. This former village site was utilized by the Kwakiutl, Kwiksootainuk and Kweeha Nations. Boas (1969:35) identifies this as the place of origin of the Kwakiutl and Kweeha. Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001) |