While the tidal surge in its southern portion, Minas Channel is great, its northern portion, Chignecto Bay, can produce bores about six feet in height in the lower Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick.
Discovered by French explorer Pierre du Gua, Sieur de Monts in 1604, the funnel effect of its two narrowing arms increases its tidal range, creating one of the world's highest tides. While the tidal surge in its southern portion, Minas Channel is great, its northern portion, Chignecto Bay, can produce bores about six feet in height in the lower Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick. Its tidal force is great enough to create a "reversing falls" on the lower St. John River. FTP, identify this large bay that separates New Brunswick from Nova Scotia and borders eastern Maine.
Discovered by French explorer Pierre du Gua, Sieur de Monts in 1604, the funnel effect of its two narrowing arms increases its tidal range, creating one of the world's highest tides.
Bay of {Fundy}