Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province and is located on the Atlantic coast. It measures 280 kilometers (175 miles) from North Cape to East Point and is
between 6 kilometers (4 miles) and 64 kilometers (40 miles) wide. Total land area is
5565 square kilometers (2184 square miles).
PEI is bordered on the south coast by the Northumberland Strait and on the north coast by the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is said to have the warmest waters north of the Carolinas.
The Provincial bird is the Blue Jay, the Provincial flower is the Lady Slipper and the
Provincial tree is the Red Oak.
There are three options to traveling to our Island. You can come via New Brunswick
on the Confederation Bridge, from Nova Scotia on the Northumberland Ferries or fly in to
the Charlottetown Airport from any part of the world.
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