Pituamkek National Park Reserve
Pituamkek National Park Reserve (also Pitaweikek or Hog Island Sandhills) is a proposed Canadian national park reserve on Hog Island in Prince Edward Island.
Background
Hog Island is a 14.5-kilometre (9.0 mi) barrier island off the north shore of Prince Edward Island, part of a longer 50-kilometre (31 mi) chain of barrier islands separating Malpeque and Cascumpec Bays from the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The island chain is the site of several Mi'kmaq cultural and archaeological sites and habitat for several threatened species including the piping plover.[1] Situated within the chain is Iron Rock, an unusual igneous rock formation and the only volcanic incursion in the province.[2]
The islands were purchased by the Canadian government in 1942 to be added to the Lennox Island First Nation, however the purchased land was never designated a reserve.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Mi'kmaq Confederacy updating members on Hog Island land claim". CBC News. August 6, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Bain, Jennifer (July 18, 2022). "First Look At The Proposed Pituamkek National Park Reserve". National Parks Traveler. Retrieved May 14, 2024.