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TIL Canada's Gulf Islands National Park Reserve grew after two individuals donated a 7.8 hectare parcel of ecologically sensitive land located on Saturna Island, the first ever donation of privately held land to a federal agency. The park has 33 sq km of land on 15 Islands

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