Prince Edward Island Canada - 1 of the 13 provinces & territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area & population, but the most populated ,
PEI short for prince Edward island
Its capital & largest city is Charlottetown,
The backbone of PEI economy is farming but other important industries include fisheries, tourism, aerospace, bio-
science, IT, & renewable energy.
Prince Edward Island is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, about 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of Halifax & 600 kilometres (370 miles) east of Quebec City .
Its 104th-largest island in the world, Canada's 23rd-largest island, & the only Canadian province consisting solely of an island.
The island was split from the
British colony of Nova Scotia in 1769, and renamed in 1798 after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent & Strathearn (1767–1820), the 4th son of King George III &, in 1819,
father of the future Queen Victoria
native moose,
bear, caribou, wolves ,
red foxes, coyote,blue jays, robins. Skunks a,raccoons are common non-native species. Species at risk in P.E.I. include , american eel, bobolinks, little brown bat can be found here .
Seafood & Potatoes are very
popular here
As well as Raspberry Cream Cheese
Pie , Mock Cherry
Pie,
Chowder ,RASPBERRY CORDIAL , beef , dairy,
beer,
Both
meat or fruit pastries.
Fries with the works - french fries,ground beef,gravy canned & peas
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Prince Edward Island Canada
PEI short for prince Edward island
Prince Edward Island is one of Canada'
s older settlements, its population still reflects some of the earliest settlers, with Canadien, Scottish,
Irish, and
English surnames being dominant.
There is an annual arts festival, the Charlottetown Festival, hosted at the Confederation Centre of the Arts as well as the Island Fringe Festival that takes place around Charlottetown. An annual
jazz festival, the P.E.I. Jazz & Blues Festivals.
