| Hog Island | |
| Native Name: | Pitaweikek |
| Native Name Lang: | Miꞌkmaq |
| Nickname: | --> |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada PEI |
| Pushpin Label: | Hog Island |
| Coordinates: | 46.6139°N -63.795°W |
| Location: | Gulf of Saint Lawrence and Malpeque Bay |
| Area M2: | or |
| Area Ha: | --> |
| Length Km: | 14.5 |
| Width M: | --> |
| Coastline M: | --> |
| Country: | Canada |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Province |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Prince Edward Island |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | County |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Prince County |
Hog Island (Mi'kmaq; Micmac: Pitaweikek, literally "tea broth place") is a long barrier island located off the northwest coast of Prince Edward Island in Canada. The island is notable for its unique sandhill ecosystem and cultural significance to the Mi'kmaq people.[1]
Hog Island is the largest and southernmost island of a series of barrier islands that separate Malpeque Bay to the southwest from the larger Gulf of Saint Lawrence, to the northeast. It borders Lennox and Bird Islands to the west, and the Conway Sandhills to the northwest.
The Hog Island Sandhills are home to many endangered species including the piping plover, the gypsy's cuckoo bumbleebee, the northern long-eared bat and the little brown bat.[2]
The island is included within the tentative boundaries of Pitaweikek National Park Reserve, a national park reserve first proposed by the Mi'kmaq First Nations in 2005. In 2019, Parks Canada began a feasibility assessment on the establishment of a national park reserve.[3] [4]