Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; French: Île-du-Prince-Édouard; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a’ Phrionns or Eilean Eòin; Míkmaq: Apekweit) is a Canadian province that is also the island of the same name. One of the Maritimes and one of the Atlantic Provinces, it is the nation's smallest province in terms of land area, and population (138,519 people known as Islanders). It is located in a rectangle defined roughly by 46°–47° N, and 62°–64° 30′ W. At 5,660 km² in size, it is the 104th largest island in the world, and Canada's 23rd largest island. The island's namesake is Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), the father of Queen Victoria. Known as the "Garden of the Gulf", the Island is located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence north of Nova Scotia and east of New Brunswick, with which it forms the Northumberland Strait.Charlottetown is the Capital of Prince Edward Island. Area Code: 902