Kimsquit

Kimsquit is a former village of the Nuxalk[1] at the mouth of the Dean River on the northeast side of Dean Channel in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada.[2] Kemsquit Indian Reserve No. 1 is nearby at 52°49′00″N 126°58′00″W,[3] which is on Kimsquit Bay; Kimsquit Mountain is nearby.

The village was shelled by the Royal Navy in 1877.[4]

References
  1. "Nuxalk Smayusta: Chako Kunamokst at Kimsquit". nuxalk.net. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  2. "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  3. "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  4. "Nuxalk Smayusta: Chako Kunamokst at Kimsquit". nuxalk.net. Retrieved 2020-10-24.


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