Abegweit

Abegweit

Abegweit can refer to several different things:

* Abegweit is the name used by the Mi'kmaq Nation to refer to Prince Edward Island, Canada. This is often translated as "Cradle on the Waves".
* Abegweit First Nation, a Mi'kmaq First Nation community in Prince Edward Island.
* MV Abegweit, the name of two different icebreaking ferries which operated across the Northumberland Strait between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.
* Abegweit Passage, the narrowest part of the Northumberland Strait.


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