Презентация на тему Prince edward island

Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the fourth son of King George III and

the father of Queen Victoria.

Etymology

The Prince Edward

St. Lawrence, west of Cape Breton Island, north of the Nova

Scotia peninsula, and east of New Brunswick. Its southern shore bounds the Northumberland Strait.

landward side of sand dunes in Cavendish
The coast of Prince

Edward Island around Cavendish

Edward Island. They named the Island Epekwitk, meaning "resting on

the waves"; Europeans represented the pronunciation as Abegweit.

History

Mi'kmaq People

the island.

by Samuel de Champlain
The British seized Île St. Jean

in 1745 and held it for three years.
 In 1769, it was made a separate colony, with Charlottetown as capital.
 In 1864, the colonial conference that eventually led to Canadian confederation (1867) was held in Charlottetown. Prince Edward Island, however, did not join the confederation until 1873

group consists of people of Scottish descent (38.0%), followed by English(28.7%), Irish (27.9%), French (21.3%), 

German (4.0%), and Dutch (3.1%) descent.

Demography

blue: French).

political representation, with four Members of Parliament, four Senators, 27 Members of

the Legislative Assembly and two cities, seven towns and sixty incorporated rural communities yielding over five hundred municipal councilors and mayors

Government and politics

industries of agriculture, tourism, and the fishery. The province is

limited in terms of heavy industry and manufacturing.

Economy

Fisheries form one of the major industries of Prince Edward Island.

Farmland on Prince Edward Island.

the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), located in the city

of Charlottetown.

Education

University of Prince Edward Island

College, the only Bible college in the Maritimes
Holland College is

the provincial community college, with campuses across the province, including specialized facilities.

Holland College