Saturna Island
Island of the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saturna Island is a mountainous island, about 31 square kilometres (12 sq mi) in size, in the Southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia, Canada.[2] It is situated to be approximately midway between the Lower Mainland of B.C. and Vancouver Island, and is the most easterly of the Gulf Islands. It is surrounded on three sides by the Canada–United States border. To the north is Point Roberts, Washington, and to the east and south are the San Juan Islands. There is a First Nations reserve on the island for the Tsayout and Tseycum Nations.[3] The island has a permanent population of around 350, however, this number increases during the summer season.
Geography | |
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Coordinates | 48°47′N 123°09′W |
Archipelago | Gulf Islands |
Adjacent to | Strait of Georgia, Boundary Pass |
Area | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 397 m (1302 ft) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional District | Capital Regional District |
Demographics | |
Population | 350 [1] |
Approximately half of the island is in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (GINPR) that was formed in 2003 from a gift of ecologically sensitive land by Ulla Ressner and John Fry,[4] existing provincial parks, an Ecological Reserve, and other Crown land.[5]