Hoeya Sound

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]

References

  1. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hoeya Sound"
  2. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "igisbalis (Former First Nation Village)"
  3. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hoeya Head"
  4. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Nalakglala (Former First Nation Village)

Coordinates: 50°41′52″N 125°58′35″W / 50.69778°N 125.97639°W / 50.69778; -125.97639 (Hoeya Sound)

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