Marktosis, British Columbia

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Marktosis, also spelled Maaqtisiis in the Nuu-chah-nulth language, is one of the principal settlements of the Ahousaht First Nation, located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada (49°17′N, 126°4′W), just southeast of the Hesquiat Peninsula. Accessible only by water or air, Marktosis is a small community predominantly composed of First Nations people from the Nuu-chah-nulth nation. Marktosis has approximately 900 residents, the other half of the Ahousaht First Nation's population living mostly in Ahousaht on nearby Flores Island.

Contents 1 Early history 2 Geography 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Early history

[edit] Geography

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

The nearby communities include:

• Ahousaht
• Opitsaht
• Tofino
• Ucluelet
• Yuquot

[edit] See also

• Kingfisher

[edit] External links

• http://www.nuuchahnulth.org/
• Local Ahousaht page

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