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Beach Point, an unincorporated area, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, E. of Murray Harbour. Its precise location is N 46°01', W 62°29'.
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Aerial Photographs |
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Lighthouse - Beach Point(Penny Point) 500 x 367 - 35K 708 x 520 - 50K |
Visitors Guide Listings |
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The Geography of Beach Point |
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History of the Name |
The official history of the geographic name Beach Point (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
So named because of the sandy beach at the mouth of the h arbour, where the post office was first located. (Postmas ter, 1905). Beach Point (Sett.) was adopted 25 April 1946 on 11L/2. Confirmed 8 November 1948 on c. 4404.Confirmed again 7 July 1949 on c. 4420.Status changed to Locality 23 October 1989 on 203-8.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .