Nootka Sound

Nootka Sound
French: Baie de Nootka
Mowichat (Nuu-chah-nulth)
Clouds over Nootka Sound
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Map of Nootka Sound
Location	Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Coordinates	49°41′N 126°33′W / 49.683°N 126.550°W / 49.683; -126.550
Type	Sound
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean
Settlements	Gold River, Tahsis, Yuquot, Zeballos

Nootka Sound (French: Baie de Nootka) is a sound of the Pacific Ocean on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, in the Pacific Northwest, historically known as King George's Sound. It separates Vancouver Island and Nootka Island,^[1] part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It played a historically important role in the maritime fur trade.