Hoeya Sound Explained

Hoeya Sound is a small sound or bay on the north side of Knight Inlet on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, just east of Lull Bay.^[1] The Kwakwaka'wakw villages of igisbalis and Nalakglala were located on the sound, the former just behind Hoeya Head,^[2] the point on the south side of the entrance to the sound,^[3] the latter at its head.^[4]

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50.6978°N -125.9764°W

Notes and References

1. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/14728.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hoeya Sound"
2. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/54833.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "igisbalis (Former First Nation Village)"
3. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/14725.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hoeya Head"
4. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/54896.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Nalakglala (Former First Nation Village)