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.
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]
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^"Saturna Island Tourism Association". Saturna Island Tourism Association. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^Branch, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications (November 14, 2008). "First Nation Profiles". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved May 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Parks Canada Parcs Canada "JUL 26, 2002 Dear Ms. Ressner and Mr. Fry: On behalf of Parks Canada, I would like to express our great appreciation for your recent donation of7.8 hectares of land to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve through the Ecological Gifts Program. We are faced with many challenges in piecing together and managing a national park in the Gulf Islands. As we acquire additional lands, our task is eased somewhat: with more lands protected, our ability to achieve a sustainable and healthy ecosystem as a whole is enhanced. It is through such forward-thinking individuals as yourself-those whose vision of a legacy for future generations inspires them to donate land for protection within a national park-that we can move closer towards our goal. You have set a wonderful example for other Gulf Islanders, and to Canadians. Yours is the first donation of privately held land to the Government of Canada under the Ecological Gifts program-a significant milestone for that program, and something of which you can justifiably be proud. Ron Hamilton Superintendent Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
^Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (December 16, 2021). "Gulf Islands National Park Reserve". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
SaturnaIsland is a mountainous island, about 31 square kilometres (12 sq mi) in size, in the Southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia, Canada...
Saturna may refer to: SaturnaIsland in the southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada Saturna, British Columbia, a community on SaturnaIsland Saturna...
of the Strait of Georgia; from Gabriola Island in the north to SaturnaIsland in the southeast and D'Arcy Island in the southwest. During the 1990s, however...
addition, more land on Saturna and Pender Islands were added, as well as Reay Island, Greig Island, Hawkins Island, Imrie Island, the Belle Chain Islets...
is part of the Southern Gulf Islands, (Salt Spring Island, Galiano Island, Pender Island, SaturnaIsland, Mayne Island), which are all part of the Capital...
northern end of Boundary Pass, between Patos Island Light on Patos Island and East Point on SaturnaIsland. Rosario Strait is also a major shipping channel...
(South Pender Island) Montague Harbour (Galiano Island) Otter Bay (North Pender Island) Saturna (SaturnaIsland) Sturdies Bay (Galiano Island) Village Bay...
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia (Merry Island Lighthouse) 10.7 °C (51 °F) Eureka, Nunavut −18.1 °C (−1 °F) 2007 SaturnaIsland, British Columbia 11.8 °C (53 °F)...
Quadra islands are often categorized as part of the Northern Gulf Islands. Edgecombe Island Grant Island Merry Island Nelson Island Thormanby Islands Pasley...
view encompasses locations as diverse as Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, SaturnaIsland, and the cities of Vancouver, and Victoria, British Columbia. Mount...
Bay), Pender Island (via Otter Bay), and SaturnaIsland (via Lyall Harbour) Route 6 – South Stuart Channel: Crofton to Saltspring Island (via Vesuvius)...
North Pender Island then to Tilly Point on South Pender Island then from Teece Point on South Pender Island to Taylor Point on SaturnaIsland. U.S. Geological...
descent arrived on South Pender Island in 1886. Plumper Sound, the body of water between Mayne, Pender, and Saturnaislands, is named for HMS Plumper. In...
15 foot (4.6m) long male orca was captured in 1964 near East Point, SaturnaIsland in British Columbia. His size indicated he was most likely about 5-years-old...
South Pender Island, Saltspring Island, SaturnaIsland, Thetis Island, and Valdes Island. The Southern Gulf Islands consist mainly of former seabed sediments...
Children's Health Royal Jubilee Hospital Saanich Peninsula Hospital SaturnaIsland Medical Clinic St. Joseph's General Hospital (Affiliate) Sointula Health...
The Saturna Ecological Education Centre (SEEC) is a publicly funded outdoor school located on SaturnaIsland in British Columbia. It is part of School...
an orca known as Moby Doll, a southern resident orca harpooned off SaturnaIsland in 1964. He was the first ever orca to be studied at close quarters...
Following his death, his interviews in SaturnaIsland were made into a four part collection called Making a Living on Saturna. Schermbrucker was born on 23 July...
75000; -123.23333 (Pender Island Indian Reserve 8) SaturnaIsland Indian Reserve No. 7, on the easterly point of SaturnaIsland at the south entrance of...
mountain on SaturnaIsland in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest summit in the Gulf Islands, other than Saltspring Island, and is...
followed as the captors’ boat led Moby Doll by the harpoon line from SaturnaIsland to Vancouver. Plausibly the same orca exchanged long–distance pulsed...
running from East Point on SaturnaIsland to Patos Island, Sucia Island, and Matia Island, then to Point Midgley on Lummi Island. This line touches the northern...
northern end of Boundary Pass, between Patos Island Light on Patos Island and East Point on SaturnaIsland. Much shorter than the Rosario Strait, though...
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