Map of Prince Edward Island, Canada

The Canadian Province Prince Edward Island is situated off the east coast of Canada in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, nestled among the Atlantic Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. Charlottetown, the provincial capital city, is roughly 1600 km from Toronto, 1000 km from Montréal, 1100 km from Boston and 1450 km from New York City.

The first known people on Prince Edward Island were Indigenous hunters. The Mi’kmaq, a recognized Indigenous people of Prince Edward Island, know the island as Epekwitk, meaning "something lying on the water”. In 1720 Europeans began permanently settling on the Island. In 1758, Île Saint-Jean was conquered by British troops and the French and Acadian inhabitants were forcibly deported. In 1764, Acadians were permitted to return to a new Acadia, a region that included today’s Prince Edward Island. Today, Prince Edward Island has six Francophone regions: West Prince, Évangéline, Summerside-Miscouche, Rustico, Charlottetown and Souris.

The coastline of Prince Edward Island has a combination of long beaches, dunes, red sandstone cliffs, salt water marshes, and numerous bays and harbors. The sand dunes at Greenwich are of particular significance as the shifting, parabolic dune system is home to a variety of birds and rare plants, and it is also a site of significant archeological interest.

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.