Saturna, British Columbia

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Saturna
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Saturna
Location of Saturna in British Columbia
Coordinates: 48°48′00″N123°12′00″W / 48.80000°N 123.20000°W / 48.80000; -123.20000
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia
First settled1869
Area codes 250, 778

Saturna is an unincorporated locality on Saturna Island, one of the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. Saturna is the location of the island's BC Ferries terminal.

History

In 1791, the Spanish vessel known as the "Santa Saturnina", [1] assembled in Nootka in 1790, [2] [3] and led by José María Narváez, [1] [2] visited the area, naming it after the Spanish vessel. [1]

The community was settled for the first time in 1869 by Peter Fraser, a white colonist. [1]

In 1892, the longest standing building in the area, built by Gerald Payne, is constructed. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Explorers and Early Colonial Settlers Era". Saturna Heritage Centre. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Santa Saturnina". bcgenesis.uvic.ca. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Scott, Andrew. The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names (Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2009), 524.
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