Kloiya Bay


Kloiya Bay (54˚15'00" 130˚12'00" S of Denise Inlet, E of Kaien I, just SE of Prince Rupert), Kloiya River (54˚15'00" 130˚11'00" Flows NW into Kloiya Bay). A Tsimshian First Nation correspondent informed BC coastal historian Capt John Walbran in 1909 that Kloiya could be translated as “a place to hide valuables.” Kloiya Bay, she explained, was quite remote and off the beaten track; it provided a handy location for stowing treasured items before heading to the fishing grounds on the...

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