Upsowis
[up SO ees]
| Feature Type: | Former First Nation Village - A place formerly inhabited by First Nations' people, with no current population or that is usually uninhabited. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On point between Ououkinsh and Malksope Inlets, Checleset Bay, NW side of Vancouver Island, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°06'55"N, 127°29'50"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Upsowis (Former First Nation Village) adopted 1 April 2011, per the provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |