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Wood Islands, an unincorporated area, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, SW. of Murray River. Its precise location is N 45°58', W 62°45'.
This page is a comprehensive index of all of the information on our website related to Wood Islands. You can also search for information on other communities.
| Aerial Photographs |
Aerial photography courtesy of AirScapes. All aerial photographs are available for sale, as prints or slides; please contact AirScapes for details. You can also see a complete list of aerial photographs of the Island.
  | Lighthouse and Ferry - Wood Islands 640 x 480 - 32K 500 x 375 - 43K |  | Ferry (Confederation) 701 x 499 - 46K 500 x 355 - 51K |
| Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. We are constantly adding to our collection, and welcome your suggestions.
 | Lighthouse in Wood Islands Credit: 2012 Marian Burrows 640 x 480 - 73K 1024 x 768 - 130K |
| Business Directory |
Our Business Directory, a comprehensive database of Prince Edward Island businesses and organizations, lists 9 businesses in Wood Islands.
| InfoPEI Listings |
InfoPEI is a useful compendium of facts, addresses, pointers to businesses, governments and organizations and other reference information. To see InfoPEI information on Wood Islands, select a category and click GO.
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of Wood Islands |
Maps
You can use our interactive maps to
display maps of Wood Islands and area.
Click on the map link:
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Driving Distances and Times
To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the distance chart for Wood Islands.
| Real Estate for Sale |
The following residential and commercial real estate and vacant land is currently listed in the Prince Edward Island MLS system, operated independently by the PEI Real Estate Association. Select any property and click More Information to see the listing from the MLS website, provided by the realtor. For more real estate information, see our interactive real estate map for Wood Islands.
Please note that while the Government of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Real Estate Association have used their best efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of this information, it is provided as a general reference only. The Government of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Real Estate Association assume no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of the information generated.
| Statistical Information |
Wood Islands falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 62. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 62 census subdivision for the following categories:
Education,Ethnicity,Family,Income,Labour Force,Population, and Shelter.
Information courtesy Statistics Canada.
| History of the Name |
The official history of the geographic name Wood Islands (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Wood Islands East (Sett.) was adopted 25 April 1946 on 11L/2. Confirmed 8 November 1948 on c. 4404.Status changed to Locality in 1960 Gazetteer.Name changed to Wood Islands (Sett.) 21 November 1966 on 11E/15. Wood Islands North (Sett.) was adopted 6 May 1947 on C. 4405 at 46 00 -62 46.Status changed to Post Office in 1960 Gazetteer. Name changed to Wood Islands (Sett.) and moved to 45 59 - 62 45 (as shown on 11E/15, ed. 2) 4 January 1967 on 11E/15. Application of Wood Islands (Sett.) was altered 18 January 1972 on 11E/15 to 45 58 - 62 45.Status changed to Locality when Wood Islands became part of the Community of Belfast in 1972.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
