Tzartus Island

Tzartus Island (48˚55'00" 125˚05'00" N of Bamfield at NE end of Imperial Eagle Channel, E side of Barkley Sd, W side of Vancouver I). Author George Clutesi, a member of the Tseshaht First Nation, translated this Nuu-chah-nulth name as “place of a seasonal or intermittent waterfall” in 1960. BC historians Helen and Philip Akrigg recorded “water flows inside at the beach.” Various spellings appear on old maps, including Tsartoos, Tzartoos and Tzaartoos. The feature was known as Copper I...

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