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COUNTRY INFORMATION - PRICE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA

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Location Of Prince Edwards Island
Prince Edward Island is a crescent-shaped island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence comprising red farm fields, northern evergreen forests and white sandy beaches. It is 139 miles long and between 4 miles and 40 miles wide.

Airports
Charlottetown international airport is 2 miles from the city. Air Canada, Jazz, Jetsgo and Prince Edward Air operate here. There are no local internal flights.

Language
English and some French are spoken.

Places To Go
Lounges on the island usually have some live entertainment for all or part of the week. Theatres, located mainly in Charlottetown, Victoria, Georgetown, Mont Carmel and Summerside offer cultural, musical or light entertainment. The island’s crafts include highly original pottery, weaving, leatherwork, woodwork, quilting, hand-painted silk and jewellery. Various guilds preserve the standards of production. There are also several antique dealers, second-hand stores, auctions, yard sales and flea markets. Main shopping centres can be found in Charlottetown, Summerside, Montague and Cavendish.

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