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Coordinates: 46°22′40″N 62°06′33″W / 46.37778°N 62.10917°W / 46.37778; -62.10917
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'''Basin Head''' is a [[Headlands and bays|cape]] located in [[Lot 47, Prince Edward Island|Lot 47]], [[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|Kings County]], [[Prince Edward Island]].
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'''Basin Head''' is a cape in [[Lot 47, Prince Edward Island|Lot 47]], [[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|Kings County]], [[Prince Edward Island]], Canada.


Extending into the [[Northumberland Strait]], its geographic coordinates are 46'23"N, 62'07"W.
Extending into the [[Northumberland Strait]], its geographic coordinates are 46'23"N, 62'07"W.


Basin Head also hosts a fisheries museum and a popular beach. The white (silica) sand found on the coast between Basin Head and East Point is geologically unique in the province.
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.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6bEdmgdSrc Video demonstration]
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[[Category:Headlands of Prince Edward Island]]
[[Category:Landforms of Kings County, Prince Edward Island]]



[[Category:Geography of Prince Edward Island]]
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Latest revision as of 07:56, 14 October 2020

Basin Head, Prince Edward Island is located in Prince Edward Island
Basin Head, Prince Edward Island
Location of Basin Head in PEI

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.

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46°22′40″N 62°06′33″W / 46.37778°N 62.10917°W / 46.37778; -62.10917