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LOCATION• Prince Edward
Island is 1 of the 4 Atlantic provinces in Canada.
• Nova Scotia is to the south of P.E.I.
• The length of P.E.I is 224 km.
CAPITAL CITY
• The capital city is Charlottetown.
• Charlottetown is called “the birth place of confederation”.
• Charlottetown is the home of about 32,500 Canadians.
FAST FACTS• In P.E.I they have the
most potatoes in Canada.
• P.E.I’S flower is the Lady’s Slipper.
• P.E.I’S tree is the Northern Red Oak.
HISTORY• P.E.I became a
province of Canada in 1873.
• Britain named P.E.I after Prince Edward.
• The Mi’kmaq called P.E.I “Abegweit”.
PLACES TO VISIT
• Anne of Green Gables is about a girl growing up in P.E.I.
• P.E.I’S main attraction is tourism.
• People come from all around the world to see Green Gables house.
FARMING• P.E.I’S most popular
crop is potatoes.• P.E.I has the biggest
potato crop in Canada.
• P.E.I’S ground is red because of the red sandstone in the soil.
References• Prince Edward Island, Barb McDermott and
Gail McKeown. Reidmore Books.1998.
• Charlottetown, Barb McDermott and Gail McKeown. Reidmore Books.1998.
• Google Images of P.E.I. http://images.google.ca/images?q=prince+++edward+++island
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