Minas Basin
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Minas Basin is a large tidal bay in Nova Scotia, Canada, renowned for having some of the highest tides in the world and for its historical significance in Acadian history.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
tidal bay ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Acadian communities ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Acadian settlement and deportation ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Colchester County, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hants County, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings County, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateRegion | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Bay of Fundy via Minas Channel
ⓘ
Bay of Fundy via Minas Passage ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| geologicalType | rift basin margin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive tidal mudflats
ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bassin des Mines (historic French name area)
NERFINISHED
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Cobequid Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Minas Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Minas Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | partly included in various provincial protected areas ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor | having some of the highest tides in the world ⓘ |
| historicalName | Bassin des Mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor | migratory shorebirds ⓘ |
| influences | local climate of surrounding Nova Scotia communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme tidal range
ⓘ
historical significance in Acadian history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Fundy Geological Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumTidalRange | over 15 metres in some areas ⓘ |
| mouthOf |
Avon River (Nova Scotia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bass River (Colchester County) NERFINISHED ⓘ Canard River NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiganois River NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornwallis River NERFINISHED ⓘ Debert River NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaspereau River NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Village River NERFINISHED ⓘ Habitant River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pereaux River NERFINISHED ⓘ Portapique River NERFINISHED ⓘ Salmon River (Nova Scotia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shore Road River systems ⓘ Shubenacadie River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | French explorers ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from French word for "mines" ⓘ |
| near |
Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hantsport, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Parrsboro, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Truro, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfville, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
tidal energy research ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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