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The Bay of Fundy (French: Baie de Fundy) is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its tidal range is the highest in the world. [1] The name is probably a corruption of the French word fendu, meaning 'split'. [2]
Tilted layers of sandstone at Hopewell Rocks in the Bay of Fundy. The Hopewell Rocks, also called the Flowerpot Rocks or simply the Rocks, are rock formations known as sea stacks caused by tidal erosion in the Hopewell Rocks Ocean Tidal Exploration Site at the Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park in New Brunswick, Canada. They stand 12–21 metres ...
The Fundy Shore Ecotour ran from Brooklyn, Hants County in the south, to Amherst, Cumberland County near the inter-provincial boundary with New Brunswick in the north. It followed the shores of Chignecto Bay , Minas Basin , and Cobequid Bay and overlaps with and extends the Glooscap Trail in many places.
Fundy National Park is a national park of Canada located on the Bay of Fundy, near the village of Alma, New Brunswick. It was created on April 10, 1946 and officially opened on July 29, 1950. It was created on April 10, 1946 and officially opened on July 29, 1950.
The Fundy Shore Scenic Drive is a scenic drive in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It located along the northeastern portion of the Bay of Fundy , following the Chignecto Peninsula which separates Chignecto Bay and Minas Basin , an area which contains the highest tidal range on the planet.
Chignecto is derived from the Mi'kmaq language, but its exact etymology is unclear.It may be from Sigunikt 'foot cloth', possibly alluding to a Mi'kmaq legend. [3] Or it may be from Siknikt, 'drainage place'; [citation needed] the latter (as Siknikt or Signigt, in longer form Sikniktewa'kik or Signigtewa'gi) is today the name of the Mi'kma'ki district in which the bay is located.
The Fundy Footpath is a 41 kilometres (25 mi) hiking trail that starts at the Fundy Trail Parkway from Big Salmon River to Fundy National Park in New Brunswick, Canada. The trail connects to the 33 kilometres (21 mi) Fundy Trail at Fundy National Park, which in turn connects to the Dobson Trail . [ 2 ]
Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada is an island located near Grand Manan Island off the coast of New Brunswick in the Bay of Fundy.It is in Charlotte County.. The island is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long and its maximum elevation is 61 feet (19 m).