Tang.ɢwan – ḥačxʷiqak – Tsig̱is
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Tang.ɢwan – ḥačxwiqak – Tsig̱is, pronounced: Tung – Gwun, huch/khwi/kuk, tsee-geese
The marine protected area (MPA) name consists of a Haida word meaning deep ocean (Tang.ɢwan), a Nuu-chah-nulth and Pacheedaht word meaning deepest part of the ocean (ḥačxwiqak), and a Quatsino word referring to a monster of the deep (Tsig̱is).