Tuchuuwa
[tuch oowa]
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | In entrance to Ucluelet Inlet, just NW of Barkley Sound, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°55'23"N, 125°31'27"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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The traditional name for Francis Island is Tuchuuwa; the name is a reference to the direction of the wind. (Ucluelet First Nation, December 2010) An image of the written name shows the preferred orthography. Source: included with note |