Search
Descriptor English: Prince Edward Island
Descriptor Spanish: Isla del Principe Eduardo
Descriptor Isla del Príncipe Eduardo
Scope note: Isla situada en el Golfo de San Lorenzo, constituida en una de las provincias de Canadá, en la parte oriental del país. Tiene una forma muy irregular con multitud de ensenadas profundas. Su capital es Charlottetown. Descubierta por los franceses en 1534 y originalmente denominada Isla de San Juan, en 1799 cambió de nombre en honor del Príncipe Eduardo, el cuarto hijo de Jorge III y futuro padre de la Reina Victoria. (Traducción libre del original: Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p981 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p433)
Descriptor Portuguese: Ilha do Príncipe Eduardo
Descriptor French: Ile-du-Prince-Édouard
Tree number(s): Z01.107.567.176.732
Z01.639.820
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011325
Scope note: An island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence constituting a province of Canada in the eastern part of the country. It is very irregular in shape with many deep inlets. Its capital is Charlottetown. Discovered by the French in 1534 and originally named Ile Saint-Jean, it was renamed in 1799 in honor of Prince Edward, fourth son of George III and future father of Queen Victoria. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p981 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p433)
Annotation: a province of eastern Canada
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
DeCS ID: 11762
Unique ID: D011325
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Prince Edward Island - Preferred
Concept UI M0017582
Scope note An island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence constituting a province of Canada in the eastern part of the country. It is very irregular in shape with many deep inlets. Its capital is Charlottetown. Discovered by the French in 1534 and originally named Ile Saint-Jean, it was renamed in 1799 in honor of Prince Edward, fourth son of George III and future father of Queen Victoria. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p981 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p433)
Preferred term Prince Edward Island



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey