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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]
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.
The tide has an average range of 18.4 feet (5.6 m) (and range that can exceed 26 feet) and there are strong currents as large volumes of sea water flow into and out of the bay twice a day. [1] The bay is very shallow with the average depth being about 10 metres (33 ft) and about one third of its area is exposed at low water. [ 2 ]
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s king tides fact sheet “Sea level rise will make today’s king tides become the future everyday tides.”. Put another way, Monday’s high ...
Meanwhile, advancing and retreating tides and the associated waves have eroded the base of the rocks at a faster rate than the tops, resulting in their unusual shapes. [1] The vast sediment planes in the basin in Fundy supports a variety of biological productivity. Various shorebirds are often seen flocking to nest and feed in the area.
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An 1830 map showed the "Quoddy Hell-Gate" of "dangerous whirlpools" off the southern tip of Deer Island. The whirlpool is caused by local bathymetry and a 20-foot (6.1 m) tidal range [2] where waters exchange between Passamaquoddy Bay and the Bay of Fundy, combined with the topography of the location's sea floor at the confluence of the numerous local currents through channels and over small ...