Tidal range
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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
Tidal Range
Bay of Fundy
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The Bay of 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 and part of the Atla
Tidal range
…and the geography can act as a funnel amplifying or dispersing the tide. The world's largest mean tidal range of 11.7 metres (38.4 feet) occurs in the Bay of Fundy, Canada (more specifically, at Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia). The next highest, of 9.75 metres (32.0 feet), is at Ungava Bay, also in Canada, and the…
The Bay of Fundy
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale can be found in the Bay of Fundy.
Fort Edward (built 1750), Windsor, Nova Scotia—the oldest blockhouse in North America
Saint John, NB, is the only major city on the Bay of Fundy.