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The Guinness Book of World Records (1975) declared that Burntcoat had the highest tides in the world: “The Natural World, Greatest Tides: The greatest tides in the world occur in the Bay of Fundy.... Burntcoat Head in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, has the greatest mean spring range with 14.5 metres (47.5 feet) and an extreme range of 16.3 ...
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 globe's highest tides. [1] [2]
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.
The world's largest mean tidal range of 11.7 metres (38.4 feet) occurs in the Bay of Fundy, Canada (more specificially, at Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia). [ 4 ] [ 6 ] The next highest, of 9.75 metres (32.0 feet), is at Ungava Bay , also in Canada, [ 4 ] [ 7 ] and the next, of 9.60 metres (31.5 feet), in the Bristol Channel , between England and ...
Burntcoat Head, located on the "Noel Shore" along the south side of the Minas Basin, is the location of the highest tidal range ever recorded, exceeding 16-metre (52 ft) (during a spring tide only) and has one of the highest average tidal ranges every day. The waters of Minas Bay exchange with the main part of the Bay of Fundy through the Minas ...
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Blomidon Provincial Park (/ ˈ b l ɒ m ɪ d ɒ n / BLOM-ih-don) [1] is a camping and day-use provincial park located at Cape Blomidon on the shores of the Minas Basin in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known for its hiking and for views over the world's highest tides. [citation needed] Blomidon is located on 1,875 acres (7.6 km 2) of land with 600 ...
After the Norfolk Tides fell 5-2 at Durham on Sunday, an annual minor league ritual commenced. Norfolk’s players, coaches and staffers scattered, happily, for a brief midseason sabbatical.