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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.
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Burntcoat (improperly known as Burncoat) is an unincorporated rural Canadian community in Hants County, Nova Scotia.The area is well known for its cape of Burntcoat Head, the location of the largest recorded tidal range (the greatest difference in height between high tide and low tide) of anywhere in the world.
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park: Nova Scotia's largest provincial park, named for Cape Chignecto, a headland which divides the Bay of Fundy and Chignecto Bay to the north and the Minas Channel leading to the Minas Basin to the east. Blomidon Provincial Park and Five Islands Provincial Park, both in Nova Scotia.
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 ...
Cornwallis River near low tide Cornwallis River near high tide. The Cornwallis River is in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.It has a meander length of approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi) [1] through eastern Kings County, from its source on the North Mountain at Grafton [2] to its mouth near Wolfville on the Minas Basin.
Tidal range is the difference in height between high tide and low tide. Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and Sun, by Earth's rotation and by centrifugal force caused by Earth's progression around the Earth-Moon barycenter. Tidal range depends on time and location.
Micou's Island is a 22-acre (89,000 m 2) tidal island located in the Glen Haven community near the eastern shore of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. The island is accessible by a sandbar at low tide and has become a popular beach during summer months.