Leading Reasons to Go over to the Bay of Fundy!

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 Time: 6:03 PM
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The Bay of Fundy is located off the northern coastline of Maine and extends into Canada between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It really is one of the very best natural visitor attractions in the world and is presently representing Canada as one of the 28 worldwide finalists in the Official New7Wonders of Nature contest. Why is the Bay of Fundy so memorable? Below are the top 3 incentives to visit the Bay of Fundy:

1. The Highest Tides on Earth

The Bay of Fundy large tides by themselve make that the Bay of Fundy is one of earth's best natural miracle. Two times a day the bay floods with and empties of its 100 billion tonnes of water in the course of every tide cycle. That surpasses the outflow of all the freshwater rivers in the world together.

The tidal difference goes from 3.5 meters (11ft) along the southwest coastline of Nova Scotia and constantly increases as the flood waters flow up the 280 km (174 miles) of coastline to the top part of the Bay where, in the Minas Basin, the height of the tide can reach an ridiculous 16 meters (53ft). That is five to ten times higher than any other tide in the world!

2. Approaches the Amazon Rainforest in Marine Biodiversity

The extraordinary and unparalleled tides of Fundy are the motor which fuels, cultivates and supports one of the greatest natural ecosystems of the world. The Bay of Fundy is an genuinely essential place for bird, fish and marine mammal migrations.

Its saltwater biodiversity approaches that of the Amazon Rainforest. Many have also ranked the Bay of Fundy higher in position than Australia's Great Barrier Reef when reviewing the large-scale and excellent pyramid of the deep-sea food-chain it has created, and as a consequence, the broad and diversified range of life it attracts.

3. Summer home to At Least 8 Species of Whales

At least eight species of whales are swimming in the Bay of Fundy throughout the summer months, including the Minke, Humpback, Finback and the endangered Northern Right Whale. The Bay of Fundy is a favorite location for whales to give birth, both for the abundant krill and for the shelter that the Bay supplies. The Bay of Fundy is an important "nursery" where over half of the earth's population of endangered North Atlantic Right whale raise their calves.

The first whales arrive from their southern migration habitats at the end of spring and by mid-July all the whales, including the rare North Atlantic Right Whale, have come back and they usually stay in the Bay of Fundy until fall. This is why, the Bay of Fundy whale watching season runs from June to October. The best month to go whale watching is truly August.

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