Mutsu Province The Meiji Mutsu Province was a region in the northernmost part of the main island that corresponds to today's Aomori Prefecture. At the same time, while the characters of the name were unchanged, the official reading was changed to the "on'yomi" version "Rikuō". Mutsu Province Mutsu Province is also known as or . The term is often used to refer to the combined area of Mutsu and the neighboring province Dewa which make up the Tōhoku region. Mutsu, on northern Honshū, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi and became
Cormorant Island (British Columbia) Cormorant Island (British Columbia) Cormorant Island is an island in Queen Charlotte Strait on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It has a total land area of about 4 square km and is located south of Malcolm Island and east of Port McNeill. Approximately 954 people (2016 census) live on the island in four communities: The Village of Alert Bay, 'Namgis First Nation, Whe-le-le-u Area Council, and Regional District of Mount Waddington. Approximately 60% of persons on the island live on one of the reserves, which together occupy about 30% of the island's land area. The island is accessible