Charlottetown: Charlottetown, city, seat of Queens county and capital (1765) of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located on Hillsborough Bay, an arm of Northumberland Strait, at the mouths of the Elliot (west), North, and Hillsborough rivers. Originating in the 1720s as a French settlement called Port la Joie. read more
Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; French: Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a province of Canada consisting of the island of the same name, and several much smaller islands. Prince Edward Island is one of the three Maritime Provinces and is the smallest province in both land area and population. read more
The island is also informally referred to as the Cradle of Confederation or Garden of the Gulf. The island is named for the Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Prince Edward. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. On the south shore of Prince Edward Island lies its capital city and largest town, Charlottetown. read more