Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Prince Edward Island

As I wrote yesterday, Canada has Providences and Territories, so today I am going to share with you what this "Lost Canadian" has learned about one of these Providences - Prince Edward Island. 

• About 15,000 years ago when the glaciers receded, the land which became Prince Edward Island was connected to the mainland by a strip of land, but when ocean levels rose as the glaciers melted, this land strip was flooded, forming what we know today as Prince Edward Island.
• Prince Edward Island used to have native moose, bear, caribou, wolf, and other larger species. Due to hunting and habitat disruption these species are no longer found on the island. Some species common to P.E.I. are red foxes, coyote, blue jays, and robins. Skunks and raccoons are common non-native species.
• The Mi'kmaq are the Indigenous inhabitants of what is now Prince Edward Island, calling their country Mi'kma'ki.
• In May 1997, the Confederation Bridge opened, connecting Borden-Carleton to Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick. The world's longest bridge over ice-covered waters, it replaced the Marine Atlantic ferry service.
• Due to the high iron content, the sand on Prince Edward Island is red!
• Prince Edward Island has roughly 2195 square miles of land and is the smallest Province in Canada - 140 miles long and up to 40 miles wide.
• No point on the Island is more than 10 miles from the sea.
• As Canada's 23rd-largest island, it consists of one main island and 231 smaller, surrounding islands.

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