Wya Point
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language |
| Feature Type: | Point - Land area jutting into a water feature; also used for a convex change in direction of a shoreline. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Vancouver Island, S of Florencia Bay, NW end of Ucluth Peninsula , Clayoquot Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°58'37"N, 125°37'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 April 1934 on 92C/13 as labeled on British Admiralty Chart 327 "Barkley Sound" (date not cited). In lieu of original paperwork this name was reconfirmed in the 1953 Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named in association with Wya 7 Indian Reserve (now extinguished as per the provisions Maa-nulth Treaty). See W'aayi (Former First Nation Village) for more information on the name origin. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |