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Bay of Fundy. Likely from the French Fendu, meaning "split". 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]
Dory Rips. Coordinates: 45°17′27″N 64°46′27.5″W. Cape d'Or lighthouse overlooking the Dory Rips. The Dory Rips is a phenomenon involving extreme tidal agitation of waters located in the Bay of Fundy off the headland of Cape d'Or in Nova Scotia, Canada . The phenomenon occurs at the entrance to the Minas Basin, which is known for the ...
Burntcoat Head (improperly known as Burncoat) is an unincorporated rural Canadian community in Hants County, Nova Scotia. The area is known for having the largest tidal range (the greatest difference in height between high tide and low tide) of any location in the world. It is also home to Burntcoat Head Park, which offers public access to the ...
Official name. Southern Bight-Minas Basin. Designated. 5 November 1987. Reference no. 379 [1] The Minas Basin (French: Bassin des Mines) is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub-basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known for its extremely high tides.
Hall's Harbour is believed to be named after Samuel Hall, an American privateer in the American Revolution who used the cove to raid settlements in the Annapolis Valley but was forced to flee and abandon his ship in the harbour by pursuing militia in 1779. [1] Various legends grew up about the privateer raid, attracting treasure hunters who are ...
The Annapolis Tidal Station at high tide. The Annapolis Royal Generating Station was a tidal power generating station in the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada. When operational, it was the only tidal generating station in North America and was one of the few in the world. [1] Located upstream of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, it generated ...
Coordinates: 43°27′24.41″N 65°36′50.86″W. Cape Sable Island, locally referred to as Cape Island, is a small Canadian island at the southernmost point of the Nova Scotia peninsula. It is sometimes confused with Sable Island. Historically, the Argyle, Nova Scotia region was known as Cape Sable and encompassed a much larger area than ...
Hopewell Rocks. 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 (40–70 ft) tall. They are located on the shores of ...