Flores Island
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Flores Island is an island (approximately 155 km2 (60 sq mi)) in Clayoquot Sound, off the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
The area of Marktosis (population around 900) is the island's only major settlement.
Most residents are members of the Ahousaht nation (population around 2000) and form the largest part of the Nuu-chah-nulth or Nootka First Nation. Some of the indigenous language is spoken, though English is predominant.
Residing within the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve,
Flores contains one of the largest tracts of contiguous old-growth forest on Vancouver Island. 41 km2 (16 sq mi) of the island has been demarcated as the Flores Island Marine Provincial Park.
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