Annapolis Basin

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Annapolis Basin is a sheltered coastal inlet in Nova Scotia, Canada, known for its historical significance as a center of early French Acadian settlement and maritime activity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal inlet
borderedBy North Mountain, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
South Mountain, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
connectedTo Annapolis River NERFINISHED
Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED
country Canada
hasEconomicActivity aquaculture
fishing
tourism
hasEcosystem coastal marine ecosystem
intertidal zone
hasFeature narrow entrance at Digby Gut
sheltered waters
tidal conditions influenced by Bay of Fundy
hasHistoricalEvent early 17th-century French colonization of Acadia
establishment of Port-Royal
hasHistoricalPopulation Acadians NERFINISHED
Mi'kmaq people NERFINISHED
hasMouth Digby Gut NERFINISHED
hasNearbyHistoricSite Fort Anne National Historic Site NERFINISHED
Port-Royal National Historic Site NERFINISHED
hasNearbyPort Port of Digby NERFINISHED
hasNearbySettlement Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
Bear River, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
Digby, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
hasNearbyTransportation Digby–Saint John ferry route NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Acadia NERFINISHED
knownFor early French Acadian settlement
fishing
maritime activity
shipbuilding history
strategic military importance
languageOfToponym English
locatedIn Annapolis County, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
Nova Scotia
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoastOf Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED
partOf Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED
receivesInflowFrom Annapolis River NERFINISHED
region Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
usedFor fishing industry
navigation
recreational boating
tourism
wasCenterOf Acadian agricultural settlement
French colonial administration in Acadia

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Port Royal locatedNear Annapolis Basin
subject surface form: Port Royal (Acadia)