Goose River, Prince Edward Island

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Goose River
Location in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°27′25″N62°30′26″W / 46.45694°N 62.50722°W / 46.45694; -62.50722 Coordinates: 46°27′25″N62°30′26″W / 46.45694°N 62.50722°W / 46.45694; -62.50722 [1]
Country Canada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Kings
Elevation
[2]
36 m (118 ft)
Time zone UTC-4 (Atlantic Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (Atlantic Time Zone)
Postal code
C0A 2A0
Area codes 902, 782

Goose River is an unincorporated place in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [1] [3] It lies on the north shore of the province along Prince Edward Island Route 16 between Cable Head East to the southwest and Monticello to the northeast. Goose River is part of the township of Lot 42, in St Patrick's Parish, [3] and thus is part of Lot 42 for Statistics Canada census data.

The Goose River, [4] a short tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, is in the community.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Goose River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2017-08-08. (place)
  2. Elevation at geographic coordinates taken from Google Maps. Accessed 2017-08-17.
  3. 1 2 "Goose River, Prince Edward Island". PlaceFinder. Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  4. "Goose River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2017-08-08. (river)