Prince Edward Island National Park

46.416° N, 62.9882° W

Prince Edward Island National Park is a 27.2 km² national park beside Dalvay, in Prince Edward Island. It was established in 1937.

8 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Campbells Pond (0.33 km²).

Area
27.2 km²
Established
1937
Named lakes
8

Conditions today

12.6 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WSW 19 km/h, gusts 37

Observed at Charlottetown, as of 1:00 a.m. ADT

Tonight: Showers ending near midnight then clearing. Risk of thundershowers late this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 11.

Weather: Charlottetown (local forecast), as of 1:07 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:51 a.m.
Sunrise
7:21 a.m.
Sunset
6:36 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:06 p.m.
Moonrise
6:09 a.m.
Moonset
5:54 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Charlottetown, as of 2:00 a.m. ADT

In the park

RankFeatureArea
1Campbells Pond0.33 km²
2Dalvay Lake0.18 km²
3Long Pond0.15 km²
4Clarkes Pond0.13 km²
5Lake of Shining Waters0.12 km²
6Long Pond0.11 km²
7Schooner Pond0.11 km²
8Bog Pond0.1 km²

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
National park
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Parks Canada Agency

Photos

Agriculture Secretary Perdue on Prince Edward Island, Canada (20190615-OSEC-ME-0001)
Photo: USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Inukshuk Prince Edward Island 2010
Photo: Ryan Tir from Vaughan, ON, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Jackie & Mom @ Prince Edward Island National Park
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Parc national du Canada de l'Île-du-Prince-ÉdouardFrench form