Ahousaht, British Columbia

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Ahousaht, also spelled Ahousat, is the principal settlement on Flores Island, in British Columbia, Canada (49°17′N, 126°4′W). Accessible only by water or air, Ahousaht is a small community predominantly composed of First Nations people from the Nuu-chah-nulth nation. It has about 1,800 members, almost half of which live in the reserve of Marktosis (an English-style adaptation of Maaqtisiis in the Nuu-chah-nulth language).

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In the neighbourhood is the Clayoquot Sound, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

The nearby communities include:

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