Prince Edward Island National Park

Prince Edward Island National Park

      park in Canada, comprising a coastal strip along Prince Edward Island's north shore, 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Charlottetown. Established in 1937, the park extends along the Gulf of St. Lawrence for nearly 25 miles (40 km) and covers an area of 7 square miles (18 square km). It includes Rustico Island, natural habitat of the great blue heron and other birds. Its white sand-dune beaches are hemmed in by red sandstone cliffs. Green Gables, a farmhouse near Cavendish, was made famous in Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables (1908).

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