Canada’s Bay of Fundy

The Bay of Fundy region presents visitors with breathtaking vistas and memorable experiences. For those of you who are right-brain dominant, who can resist these wonders: fossil cliffs, reversing rapids, the world’s highest tides, incredible trails and lookouts, diverse wildlife, quaint lighthouses, Hopewell Rocks and other geological treasures, tidal bores, covered bridges, the world's oldest Red Spruce tree, waterfalls and much more.

If you’re driven by the left side of your brain, then below you’ll find numbers pointing out how lucky we are to have the Bay of Fundy.

100 billion tons of water flow in and out of the Bay of Fundy twice every 24 hours
1 billion years of geological evidence making up the
300 million years ago the Joggins Fossil Cliffs formed
2,500 square kilometers – size of the Fundy Geopark (Stonehammer) – North America’s only UNESCO recognized geopark  
350 migrating bird species feed along the Bay of Fundy’s Nova Scotia shores  
14 metres (46 feet) is how much the Bay of Fundy water levels can vary between high and low tides
12 whale species call the area home
8 vertical feet per hour (2.4m/hr) is how fast the tidal waters can travel
7 Canada aspires to have its Bay of Fundy ranked as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
3 hours before to 3 hours after low tide mark the optimal time for walking on the ocean floor  
2 provinces, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, share the Bay’s shores
1 the only Canadian beauty vying for a spot in the New Seven Wonders campaign, which includes 28 finalists from around the world 

Vote before the 11.11.11 deadline: http://www.new7wonders.com/vote-2 
You can help the Bay of Fundy gain international recognition for being 

      AWESOME! 

Boats rest on the Bay of Fundy's floor during our summer 2007 visit.

Comments

  1. Cindy RTuesday, November 08, 2011 12:39:00 pm

    Thank you, Lise. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is the federal partner in this initiative with the Provinces of NB and NS. As the Comms person on the file and a native New Brunswicker who saw the tidal bore daily, I'd like to send a BIG THANK YOU for helping to profile this amazing natural wonder of nature!

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  2. UnknownTuesday, November 08, 2011 7:17:00 pm

    My pleasure, Cindy R. Congrats on the profile your agency and its provincial partners have generated.

    And thank you, without this campaign, I would never have bothered to research non-emotional reasons (stats) associated with this Atlantic Canadian gem.

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  3. UnknownTuesday, November 15, 2011 6:47:00 pm

    The official count will be announced in 2012, but the provisional totals from 11/11/11 point to the following new Seven Wonders of Nature:
    1. The Amazon
    2. Halong Bay
    3. Iguazu Falls
    4. Jeju Island
    5. Komodo
    6. Puerto Princesa Underground River
    7. Table Mountain

    The Bay of Fundy is still tops in my books.

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