Saturna

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Station Characteristics Name : Saturna Country : Canada GAW Category : Regional Platform : Ground base Location : 48.78ºN   123.13ºW   178m a.m.s.l. Time Zone : Address : Organization : Description : Saturna Island is located on the west coast of Canada at the junction of the Strait of Georgia and Boundary Passage, east of Vancouver Island and immediately adjacent to the Canada/US international border. It is the the most eastern of the Canadian Gulf Islands. The island is sparsely populated (326) and it's rugged topography is dominated by two hills rising to 300 and 400m elevation. About 45% of it's area (31 sq. km) is designated as parkland and the island is heavily forested (the entire Island lies within the Coastal Douglas Fir Biogeoclimatic Zone).