BY: MARISSA

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