wančas hiłḥuuʔis [wah-nah-chas hilth-huu-is]
Language of origin Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language
Feature Type:Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh.
Status: Not official
Other Names: Meares IslandOfficial
Relative Location: Just N of Tofino (municipality) in Clayoquot Sound, W side of Vancouver Island, Clayoquot Land District
Tags: Indigenous
Latitude-Longitude: 49°11'29"N, 125°50'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 92F/4
Origin Notes and History:

“wančas hiłḥuuʔis” is a Tla-o-qui-aht language name. “wančas” means “flukes of a whale when diving” and “hiłḥuuʔis” means “as far as you can go” and “something below mountain” (information provided by Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, 2025).

Source: included with note