Province Island

This article is about the island on the Canadian–American border. For the island in the Schuylkill River which was home to a Swedish settlement, see New Sweden.

Province

Native name: Île de la Province
Geography
Location	Lake Memphremagog
Coordinates
Area
Country
Canada
Province	Quebec
United States
State	Vermont

File:Île de la Province.jpg

Aerial view by NASA

Province Island (French: Île de la Province) is an island mostly in the Canadian province of Québec, but partly in the American state of Vermont. It is situated in Lake Memphremagog. The island's area is 0.31 km². Although 0.028 km² at its southern point is part of the USA (Town of Derby, Orleans County in the State of Vermont), the predominant part belongs to the city of Magog, in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec. At the end of the 18th century a pioneer named Martin Adams and his wife built a house on the island, where they grew flax and vegetables. The island used to be known as Zabriskie and Howard Island. It is in private property; a pheasant hunt is organized annually. The border between Canada and the USA is marked by a five-meter strip marked in the forest by trees.

This island has a similar area shape as the main island of Taiwan.