Gulf Islands National Park

National Park

Starting in the Spring of 2002, a new national park, on the Gulf Islands, will be created by combining several provincial parks, ecological reserves, and waterfront properties. The park is expected to be 2,309 hectares in size, and have portions spread over 12 islands. 45% of the land is slated to come from Saturna Island.

Parks to be included :

Park Name	Land Size (hectares)	Water Size (hectares)
Cabbage Island Marine Park	4
Winter Cove Park, Saturna Island	75	16
Saturna Ecological Reserve	131
Beaumont Marine Park, Pender Island	58
Prior Centennial Park, Pender Island	16
Princess Margaret Marine Park, Portland Island	220	355
Isle de Lis Marine Park, Rum Island	5
Sidney Spit Park, Sidney Island	120	280
D'Arcy Island Marine Park	81
MacDonald Park, Vancouver Island	12

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