Pictou Island

Pictou Island is a Canadian island located in the Northumberland Strait approximately seven km (four nautical miles) north of Nova Scotia and nineteen km (ten nautical miles) south of Prince Edward Island. The island has a length of 9.5 km, a width of 2.5 km and a total area of approximately 12.8 km2. The island is administratively part of Pictou County. The island's highest elevation is 24 metres (79 feet) above sea level, and its current full-time resident population (as of 2016) stands at 28, with the seasonal population rising and lowering.