West Point, Prince Edward Island
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West Point is a cape
and an unincorporated community located in the southwestern corner of Prince Edward Island
, Canada
.
The West Point Development Corporation, a non-profit organization, maintains a lighthouse
as a navigational aid beacon, although the living quarters of the lighthouse are now used as a unique country inn and museum.
Cedar Dunes Provincial Park
is located at West Point and provides a supervised public beach for swimming.
Contrary to popular belief, West Point is not the westernmost extreme point of Prince Edward Island; that honour falls with West Cape
, several kilometres to the north and slightly west.
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,...
and an unincorporated community located in the southwestern corner of 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
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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The West Point Development Corporation, a non-profit organization, maintains a lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
as a navigational aid beacon, although the living quarters of the lighthouse are now used as a unique country inn and museum.
Cedar Dunes Provincial Park
Cedar Dunes Provincial Park
Cedar Dunes Provincial Park is a provincial park in Prince Edward Island, Canada.It is located south of West Point, facing the Northumberland Strait....
is located at West Point and provides a supervised public beach for swimming.
Contrary to popular belief, West Point is not the westernmost extreme point of Prince Edward Island; that honour falls with West Cape
West Cape, Prince Edward Island
West Cape is a cape and an unincorporated community located at the western-most extremity of Prince Edward Island, Canada.Contrary to popular belief, West Cape is the westernmost extreme point of Prince Edward Island, as opposed to West Point, which lies several kilometres to the south and slightly...
, several kilometres to the north and slightly west.