Basin Head, Prince Edward Island
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Basin Head is a cape
in Lot 47
, Kings County
, Prince Edward Island
, Canada.
Extending into the Northumberland Strait
, its geographic coordinates are 46'23"N, 62'07"W.
Basin Head is home to Basin Head Provincial Park
, 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 Canada
.
The white (silica) sand on the coast between Basin Head and East Point is geologically unique in the province.
Headlands and bays
Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment.- Geology and geography :Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands are characterized by high,...
in Lot 47
Lot 47, Prince Edward Island
Lot 47 is a township in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of East Parish....
, Kings County
Kings County, Prince Edward Island
Kings County is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the other two counties, while being more heavily dependent on the fishery and...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, Canada.
Extending into the Northumberland Strait
Northumberland Strait
The Northumberland Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada...
, its geographic coordinates are 46'23"N, 62'07"W.
Basin Head is home to Basin Head Provincial Park
Basin Head Provincial Park
Basin Head Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Basin Head, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is best known by its nickname "Singing Sands", in reference to the pure white sand that sings as you walk through it, due to a high silica content...
, 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 Canada
Seven Wonders of Canada
The Seven Wonders of Canada was a 2007 competition sponsored by CBC Television's The National and CBC Radio One's Sounds Like Canada. They sought to determine Canada's "seven wonders" by receiving nominations from viewers, and then from on-line voting of the short list. After the vote, a panel of...
.
The white (silica) sand on the coast between Basin Head and East Point is geologically unique in the province.