Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Wood Islands is a Canadian rural farming and fishing community located in southeastern Queens County, Prince Edward Island on the Northumberland Strait.The population of the community is unavailable as a result of its small size; Wood Islands falls under the larger township Lot 62, which has a population (1996) of 554 residents.It takes its name from several small forested islands located several hundred metres offshore in the Northumberland Strait. These islands are permanently linked by sand bars to form Wood Islands Harbour, a sheltered harbour which hosts a ferry service to Caribou, Nova Scotia operated by Northumberland Ferries Limited, as well as a small craft fishing harbour. The southwestern shore of the lagoon forming Wood Islands Harbour is also the southernmost point in Prince Edward Island with coordinates 45º65'54"N, 62º45'18"W.Wood Islands Provincial Park, a picnic area, is located southeast of the ferry terminal on the largest of the islands and adjacent to the Wood Islands Lighthouse, an automated light station operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. The Wood Islands Lighthouse is now a museum operated by a local community group and can be toured daily from mid July to mid September.The ferry terminal in the community is the eastern terminus of Route 1, the Trans-Canada Highway in the province.. }
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- Wood_Islands,_Prince_Edward_Island abstract "Wood Islands is a Canadian rural farming and fishing community located in southeastern Queens County, Prince Edward Island on the Northumberland Strait.The population of the community is unavailable as a result of its small size; Wood Islands falls under the larger township Lot 62, which has a population (1996) of 554 residents.It takes its name from several small forested islands located several hundred metres offshore in the Northumberland Strait. These islands are permanently linked by sand bars to form Wood Islands Harbour, a sheltered harbour which hosts a ferry service to Caribou, Nova Scotia operated by Northumberland Ferries Limited, as well as a small craft fishing harbour. The southwestern shore of the lagoon forming Wood Islands Harbour is also the southernmost point in Prince Edward Island with coordinates 45º65'54"N, 62º45'18"W.Wood Islands Provincial Park, a picnic area, is located southeast of the ferry terminal on the largest of the islands and adjacent to the Wood Islands Lighthouse, an automated light station operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. The Wood Islands Lighthouse is now a museum operated by a local community group and can be toured daily from mid July to mid September.The ferry terminal in the community is the eastern terminus of Route 1, the Trans-Canada Highway in the province.".