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Basin Head, Prince Edward Island


 
 

Basin Head is a capeHeadlands and bays

A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides....
 in Lot 47Lot 47, Prince Edward Island

Lot 47 is a township in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada....
, Kings CountyKings County, Prince Edward Island

Kings County is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada....
, Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province coextensive with the island of the same name....
, Canada.

Extending into the Northumberland StraitNorthumberland Strait

The Northumberland Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern North America....
, its geographic coordinates are 46'23"N, 62'07"W.

Basin Head is home to Basin Head Provincial ParkBasin Head Provincial Park

Basin Head Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Basin Head, Prince Edward Island, Canada....
, which hosts a fisheries museum and a popular beach, Singing Sands Beach, which was on the short list but was not named one of the Seven Wonders of CanadaSeven Wonders of Canada

The Seven Wonders of Canada was a 2007 competition sponsored by CBC Television's The National and CBC Radio One's Soun...
.

The white (silica) sand on the coast between Basin Head and East Point is geologically unique in the province.