You can find Singing Sands on the Eastern tip of Prince Edward Island

The Sands 'Sing' on Prince Edward Island

Basin Head Beach Photo by John Sylvester

Souris, P.E.I. - At the eastern tip of P.E.I., just northeast of Souris, there’s a spectacular golden sand beach that sings when you walk on it. Actually, the sound is a little more like a squeak, but it's distinctive and mysterious. It's a phenomena that scientists still don't completely understand. 'Singing Sands' have been reported on beaches in the North of Wales, on the little island of Eigg in the Scottish Hebrides and at a number of beaches along the Atlantic Coast. Studies have found that squeaking or whistling sand is found where quartz sand is very well rounded and highly spherical. P.E.I.'s Singing Sands are at Basin Head Beach (it’s often referred to as Singing Sands Beach). Many consider this to be the best beach on the island. From the nearby town of Souris it's only five hours by ferry (daily) to the Magdalen Islands. P.E.I. Webcam

Where: Joined to New Brunswick by the 12.9 km Confederation Bridge. Canada's smallest province, rolling rural Prince Edward Island, is just 225 km wide. Historic Charlottetown is the birthplace of Canada's Confederation, and a great place to celebrate Canada Day. Island explorers can find great golf opportunties, beautiful beaches, the world's only potato musuem, Anne of Green Gables sites, lobster dinners, and a 70-mile-long September yard sale.

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