The Bay of Fundy, shown on the east coast of North America
The Bay of Fundy (French: Baie de Fundy) is abay on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick andNova Scotia, with a small portion touching theU.S. state of Maine. Some sources believe the name "Fundy" is a corruption of the French word "Fendu", meaning "split", while others believe it comes from the Portuguese funda, meaning "deep". The bay was also named Baie Française (French Bay) by explorer/cartographer Samuel de Champlainduring a 1604 expedition led by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts which resulted in a failed settlement attempt on St. Croix Island.
The Bay of Fundy is known for having the highest tidal range in the world. Rivaled byUngava Bay in northern Quebec, King Sound in Western Australia, Gulf of Khambhat in India, and the Severn Estuary in the UK, it has one of the highest vertical tidal ranges in the world. The Guinness Book of World
Records (1975) declared that Burntcoat Head,
Nova Scotia has the highest tides in the world:
Records (1975) declared that Burntcoat Head,
Nova Scotia has the highest tides in the world:
Portions of the Bay of Fundy, Shepody Bay and Minas Basin, form one of six Canadian sites in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, and is classified as a Hemisphericsite. It is administered by the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and theCanadian Wildlife
Service, and is managed in conjunction with Ducks
Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
Service, and is managed in conjunction with Ducks
Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
In July 2009, the Bay of Fundy was named as a finalist for the New 7 Wonders of Naturecontest that ended in November 2011. It was not chosen as a wonder.
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