| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Yakachist |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Junction of Newcombe Channel and Macoah Passage, NW side of Barkley Sound, Barclay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°57'06"N, 125°24'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Forbes Island adopted 3 April 1934, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart #584, 1861 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Within the traditional territory of the Toquaht First Nation; the traditional name for this island is Yakachist (pronounced yaka chist)."Yakaacist means Long island - used for collecting mussels, gooseneck barnacles and for fishing for cod." (July 1983 interview by Denis St. Clair with Jimmy McKay, Sammy McKay and Chief Bert Mack.) "This island is round in shape, so the name may be interpreted as ' long in the water ' referring to the shelves extending from the island, used for harvesting shellfish." (advice from Anne Mack, shared November 2010) Source: included with note |