Uchucklesit Inlet
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language |
| Feature Type: | Inlet (3) - Elongated body of water extending from a sea or lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Houtchucklis Inlet |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Drains S into Alberni Inlet near SW (entrance) end, SW of Port Alberni (city), Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°00'05"N, 125°00'44"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/3 |
| Related Maps: |
92C/14 92C/15 92F/2 92F/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Uchucklesit Inlet adopted 13 August 1945 on C.3609, 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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Incorrectly identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer as "Uchucklesit Harbour" Also commonly called "Kildonan Harbour" by area residents. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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The Nuu-chah-nulth spelling is Houtchucklis Inlet (pronounced who CHUCK lis). (advice from Uchucklesaht Tribe, December 2010) Source: included with note |