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Place namePrince Edward Island
Other namesProvince d' Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Prince Edward Island, Province of, Île du Prince-Édouard, Saint Jean, Île, Príncipe Eduardo, Isla, Isle St. John, Ile-St-Jean, St. Jean Ile
CountryCanada
Latitude46.333
Longitude-63.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Island & province are coextensive; smallest province in Canada; summer resort of mainland Micmacs before exploration by Europeans; Jacques Cartier was first European to document island in 1534; settled by French in 1720; ceded to Great Britain in 1763.
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