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Prince Edward Island is an island located off the eastern coast of Canada. Prince Edward Island covers a land mass of 5,660 square kilometres (2,184 square miles). Its highest point of land is 152 metres (466 feet) above sea level at Springton in Queens County. The Island is only 224 km (139 miles) long and between 6 km and 64 km (four and 40 miles) wide. No part of the Island is more than 16 kilometres from the ocean.

PEI is the smallest province in Canada with a population of 138,900 in the year 2000 and it is located in the Atlantic time zone.

There are two cities, Charlottetown (the capital) and Summerside. The Island is divided into three counties - Kings, Queens and Prince.

For more information on PEI, you may want to view our All About PEI section.

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