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Ucluelet Harbour Webcam |
Welcome to the Ucluelet Harbour Webcam! Here you'll find cool shots of all sorts of commercial fishing vessels, boats, seaplanes, bald eagles, sea lions and even whales! The harbour is a sheltered inlet protected from the open Pacific Ocean. Here are some cool facts about the Ucluelet Harbour: ~ The name “Ucluelet” comes from the Nuu-chah-nulth word meaning “safe landing place” ~ First Nations have lived here for over 5000 years ~ Cpt. James Barkley of the British Navy landed in 1787, arriving near the Ucluelet Harbour in Barkley Sound in search of sea otter pelts ~ The harbour is approximately 7 km long and there are over 20 km's of shoreline ~ The mouth of the harbour it is roughly a half a km across, at the back it widens to 1.5 km ~ Today there are over 2000 inhabitants that call this sheltered harbour home! This webcam is mounted on the Huu-pa-tuu Business Center, the head office of the Ucluth Development Corporation. "Huu-pa-tuu" means Sunset Beach in theYuu-thluth-aht First Nation language. |
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