Cape Kildare extends eastward into the Gulf of St Lawrence at the northern end of Prince Edward Island. Named by Samuel Holland in 1765 after James, 20th earl of Kildare, it is part of a series of capes in the area known as the Kildare Capes. The harvesting and sale of Irish moss, a seaweed used as a stabilizer in food processing, is an important local industry.

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