Bay of Fundy
| Bay of Fundy | |
|---|---|
| Baie de Fundy | |
The Bay of Fundy | |
Bay of Fundy | |
| Location | New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine |
| Coordinates | 45°00′N 65°45′W / 45.000°N 65.750°W |
| Type | Estuary |
| Etymology | Likely from the French Fendu, meaning "split". |
| Primary inflows | Canada and United States |
| River sources | Big Salmon, Magaguadavic, Memramcook, Petitcodiac, Quiddy, Saint John, St. Croix, Upper Salmon, Annapolis, Avon, Cornwallis, Farrells, Salmon, Shubenacadie, Kennetcook |
| Primary outflows | Gulf of Maine |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Max. length | 151 kilometres (94 mi) |
| Max. width | 52 kilometres (32 mi) |
| References | |
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 and part of the Atlantic Ocean. It has the highest tidal range in the world, averaging about 16 metres (52 ft) due to tidal resonance in its funnel-shaped basin. In one half-day tidal cycle, around 100 billion tonnes (110 billion short tons) of water flows in and out, twice the combined flow of all the world's rivers.