The Bay of Fundy, One of the Marine Wonders of the World! Descend to the ocean floor and explore St. Martins Sea Caves or walk amongst the famous “tree-tufted” flowerpot rocks. Then hours later, kayak above the same spot.
The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world! Twice daily, one hundred billion tons of seawater make their way into the rocky Bay. Squeezing through the unique funnel shape of the Bay, the wall of water rises to incredible heights – the difference between high and low tide as high as 14 meters (48 feet): roughly the same height as a four-storey building!
Two high and low tides are visible each 24-hour period. Time between a high tide and a low tide is, on average, six hours and 13 minutes. You can expect to see at least one high and one low tide during daylight hours. High and low tide times move ahead approximately one hour daily, and tide times vary slightly for different locations around the Bay.
The shape and dimensions of the Bay of Fundy are responsible for this exclusive bay phenomenon. The water actually piles up in the Bay as the shore grows narrower. The Bay of Fundy "funnel" squeezes the water, forcing it higher and higher, as the sun and the moon pull the ocean water.
Only in New Brunswick's Bay of Fundy do these daily tides carve beautiful towering sea stacks. Only here do they churn up nutrients for millions of seabirds and marine life. Nowhere else can you see such magnificent coastline or walk on the ocean floor or see more kinds of whales more often than anywhere else.
It truly is one of the greatest natural tourist attractions in the world...
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