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| Place | Wood Islands |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Prince Edward Island (PE) |
| Location | Queens |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.966135 |
| Longitude | -62.751096 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | BACSK |
Wood Islands is a locality in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is classified as a town. Wood Islands is located at 45.9661°N, 62.7511°W.
Wood Islands rests on the southeastern edge of Prince Edward Island, a place where the land surrenders to the Northumberland Strait in a series of low, rounded hummocks and gently sloping fields. It lies 23.9 km south-south-west of Montague, PE (from Montague, PE: bearing 199°T), and is situated 11.9 km west-south-west of Murray River. The air here carries the brine and the distant scent of pine, a perpetual reminder of the sea's embrace. Flashes of silver, where small brooks trace their paths through the meadows, catch the light, and the rustle of wind through the sparse, hardy trees that lend the locality its name is a constant, quiet song. Across the water, the mainland is a hazy promise, a smudge on the horizon that shifts with the temper of the tides and the clarity of the sky. The history of Wood Islands is tied intrinsically to its maritime offering and the fertile soil that lies beneath its surface. For generations, fishing boats have been a common sight, their weathered hulls a testament to the bounty and the challenges of the sea, while the fields have yielded crops of potatoes and grains, forming the backbone of its local economy. This is a landscape shaped by the steady hand of agriculture and the relentless, yet often benevolent, pull of the ocean. The ferry terminal, a modern artery connecting the island to the mainland, hums with a predictable rhythm, a contrast to the ancient, enduring peace of the surrounding farmland, where the evenings often settle in a soft, diffused light that seems to hold the day's warmth.
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| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |