Prince Edward's Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence (formerly Isle de St. Jean). 45N. 62W. Discovered by Cartier, 1534; confirmed to England by Treaty of Paris, 1763; under government of Nova Scotia till made a separate colony, 1768; admitted into the Dominion, 1873.
Princeton, N. Jersey. 40N. 74W. English defeated by Washington, 1777 (W. of Ind.); University f. 1746, at Elisabethtown, and removed to Princeton, 1757.
Princetown Harbour, Cape Cod Bay. 42N. 70W. Here the 'Mayflower' anchored, and the Pilgrim Fathers first set foot on land, 1620.
[Providence], Rhode Island. 41N. 71W. F. by Roger Williams, 1636.
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, 1S. 44W. Surprised and taken by revolutionaries under Paez, 1823 (S. A. W. Ind.).
Puerto de Piñas. 6N. 76W. Reached by Balboa and Andagoya; doubled by Pizarro, 1524.
Puerto Gordo, W. Indies. 22N. 82W. Columbus at, 1502.
[Puna], Island of, Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. 2S. 80W. Encampment of Pizarro and battle of with natives, during his last expedition to Peru, 1531.
Punta de Pasado. 0. 80W. Southern limit of exploration by Ruiz, Pizarro's pilot, the first European to cross the equinoctial line sailing south on the Pacific.
Punta Quemada. 5N. 77W. So named by Pizarro.