From New Brunswick I moved on to Prince Edward Island.Jacques Cartier discovered first the Prince Edward Island in 1534.The Island's first residents were the Mi'kmaq,an Aboriginal tribe.They called this beautiful Island Epekwitk,meaning resting on the waves.The capital of this province is Charlottetown.Prince Edward Island has two main cities or urban centres called Charlettetown and Summerside.The total population of Prince Edward Island is 138,000.It is 224km long and from 6-64km wide.Prince Edward Island is located in Gulf Of St.Lawrence of water.The provential flower of Prince Edward Island is Lady's Slipper and the provential bird is Blue Jay and at last the provential tree is Red Oak.There are three most important industries in Prince Edward Island named:Agriculture,Tourism and Fishing.There most important Natural Resource is the provintial soil,it is used for growing many agricultural products,espacially potatoes.The 1.29km Confederation Bridge between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick opened in 1997 and is one of the longest in the world.
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