What is "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 "Cradled on the Waves".
• Abegweit First Nation, a Mi'kmaq First Nation community in Prince Edward Island.
• MV Abegweit (1947) - the name of an icebreaking ferry which operated across the Northumberland Strait between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.
• MV Abegweit (1982) - the name of an icebreaking ferry which operated across the Northumberland Strait between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.
• Abegweit Passage, the narrowest part of the Northumberland Strait.