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(1) the name of the south island of St. Lawrence Bay in North America. It belongs to Canada. Located at 46-47 degrees north latitude and 62-64 degrees 30 minutes west longitude. It is about 209 kilometers long and 6.4-54 kilometers wide. Known as St. Lawrence Bay Park. The coast is winding, with many fjords and big ports. The whole island constitutes a province of Canada, and Charlotte, the capital, is located on the north bank of Hillsborough Bay.

(2) a province in eastern Canada. Northumberland Strait is located in the northern part of Nova Scotia and the southern part of St. Lawrence Bay in the eastern part of New Brunswick, with a width of 14-40km from the North American continent. From south to north, it has a total length of about 255 kilometers and an area of 5,657 square kilometers, accounting for 0. 1% of the total area of Canada. The population is 130000( 1990). It is the smallest province in Canada with the smallest population and the largest population density. Charlotte, the provincial capital. 1534, French explorer Jacques Cartier came to the island, and soon the French used it as a fishing place and named it Saint Jean Island. 1763 After the British occupation, it was renamed St. John's Island. 1798 changed its name. 1873 became a province of Canada. The undulating surface and fertile red soil are favorable conditions for agricultural development. The climate is mild, with short spring, summer and autumn and long winter. The economy is dominated by agriculture, fisheries and tourism. It is famous for producing potatoes. Lobsters and oysters are also famous. There are ferries and routes connecting with the mainland. The main cities are Charlottetown and Somerset. Famous tourist attractions include Prince Edward Island National Park on the north shore.

Deep bays and constant tides divide the crescent-shaped Prince Edward Island into three almost equal parts: the king in the easternmost part, the queen in the middle part and the prince in the west.

The width of the whole island ranges from four kilometers to sixty kilometers. Fertile agricultural land is surrounded by soft white sand beaches, small coastal sand dunes and steep red sandstone cliffs. Except for a few hills in the east and middle, the altitude of other places is no more than 500 meters, and it takes no more than 15 minutes to drive anywhere from the seaside. As for the western region, only the terrain from Somerset to the Northern Cape is relatively flat.

Prince Edward Island was first discovered by explorer Jacques Cartier while sailing along the coast in 1534, and was named Saint Jean Island. Later, Acadians began to migrate to this land originally inhabited by American Indians in Mikmark in the middle of17th century. It was not until 1763, when the colonial war between Britain and France ended and the island was returned to Britain according to the Paris Peace Treaty signed by both sides, that it was renamed after Prince Edward, the son of George III.

Just like other Atlantic provinces in Canada, although most of the governors and landlords appointed by Britain after owning this land stayed in Britain or continental Europe for a long time and lacked interest in land development on the island, agriculture, fisheries and shipbuilding greatly promoted the economy of the island, making more and more immigrants willing to contribute to the prosperity of the island.

/kloc-in the middle of the 0/9th century, the relationship between landlords and tenants became worse and worse. At the same time, the public opinion of establishing alliances with other colonies in North America gradually rose. After many discussions, representatives of the colonies finally got together for the first time in Charlottetown (the present capital of the island) in 1864. Three years later, the dominion of Canada was formally established. Therefore, to this day, the residents of the island will still proudly remind visitors that their hometown is the birthplace of Canada.

When many people mention Prince Edward Island, the first thing that comes to mind may be the famous writer lucy montgomery's best-selling book Anne of Green Gables. Indeed, since 1908, this book has been surprisingly popular, and it still sells tens of thousands of copies every year. The film and television adapted from the book was so sensational that Prince Edward Island, where the story in the book took place, also rose with the tide, becoming a sacred place for fans and fans to worship. No wonder besides potatoes and lobsters, the most important product in the province is the owner of the book: Ann.

In fact, people who have been to the island, after experiencing the quiet and harmonious rural life and magnificent marine landscape on the island, have long been deeply shocked by the quiet roads, undulating farmland, picturesque fishing villages, white-walled churches and lighthouses standing on the lonely stones by the sea.

The vibrant yellow wheat waves and green turf, the barren and treacherous dark red cliffs, and the blue sea and sky on the Yuan Ye are like a colorful palette, which makes people unforgettable for a long time, not to mention the most beautiful sand belt on the east coast of North America, which stretches between sea water and land, with no end in sight. In addition to bringing people pleasing scenery, it also provides many swimming and sand dunes.