Hitin-qis Beach
[hit INK us]
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language |
| Feature Type: | Beach - Gently sloping shore of unconsolidated material along the margins of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | SW end of Ucluth Peninsula, in Ucluelet (municipality), Clayoquot Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°55'42"N, 125°32'20"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 beach is known as "Terrace Beach" situated within He-Tin-Kis (municipal) Park. The Ucluelet First Nation prefers the spelling Hitin-qis. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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The name means "down the beach" - at one time there was a wet site here [an archaeological site containing remnants of weirs and accessories used for fishing.] To date, 13 burial sites have been identified here. (Ucluelet First Nation, December 2010) Source: included with note |