Chignecto Bay

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arm of a bay bay

Chignecto Bay is a northeastern arm of the Bay of Fundy, noted for its extreme tidal range and coastal mudflats between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Chignecto Isthmus 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of a bay ⓘ
bay ⓘ
climateRegion humid continental climate ⓘ
connectedTo Cumberland Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Minas Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
formsSubbay Cumberland Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Minas Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic coastal mudflats ⓘ
extreme tidal range ⓘ
macrotidal environment ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal wetlands ⓘ
intertidal mudflats ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance early Acadian settlement area ⓘ
transport and shipping route in the Bay of Fundy ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature large tidal bore potential in connected rivers ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ
hasNameOrigin derived from the name Chignecto for the surrounding region ⓘ
hasNearbyCommunity Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dorchester, New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joggins, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNearbyIsthmus Isthmus of Chignecto NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNearbyTown Amherst, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sackville, New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSedimentType fine-grained marine mud ⓘ
sand flats ⓘ
hasTidalRangeType one of the highest tidal ranges in the world ⓘ
importantFor coastal fisheries ⓘ
migratory shorebirds ⓘ
influencedBy Bay of Fundy tides ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean watershed ⓘ
Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ
locatedInRegion Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maritime Provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameLanguage English ⓘ
separates New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor birdwatching ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
fishing ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bay of Fundy → hasSubBay → Chignecto Bay ⓘ
Father Le Loutre's War → location → Chignecto Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chignecto Isthmus
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia → contains → Chignecto Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chignecto Isthmus