Whulk (Q17047961)

matcher place: Vancouver Island (relation 2249770)
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Wikipedia: English
English Wikipedia categories: British Columbia Coast geography stubs, First Nations stubs, Kwakwaka'wakw villages, Northern Vancouver Island

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    node(around:1000,50.57080,-126.98300)[place][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,50.57080,-126.98300)[place][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,50.57080,-126.98300)[place][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,50.57080,-126.98300)[landuse=residential][name];
    way(around:1000,50.57080,-126.98300)[landuse=residential][name];
    rel(around:1000,50.57080,-126.98300)[landuse=residential][name];
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Whulk or xwalkw, meaning "(logs) place crossewise", was a Kwakwaka'wakw village at the mouth of the Nimpkish River on northern Vancouver Island, which was a place of origin for some of the groups comprising today's 'Namgis group of Kwakwaka'wakw, who now reside mostly at Yalis on Cormorant Island (i.e. Alert Bay Indian Reserve No. 1).

Wikidata location: 50.5708, -126.9830 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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Kwakwaka'wakw villages

landuse=residential, place