Chignecto Bay

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chignecto Isthmus 2
Chignecto Bay canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of a bay
bay
climateRegion humid continental climate
connectedTo Cumberland Basin
Minas Basin
country Canada
formsSubbay Cumberland Basin
Minas Basin
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
Dorchester, New Brunswick
Joggins, Nova Scotia
hasNearbyIsthmus Isthmus of Chignecto
hasNearbyTown Amherst, Nova Scotia
Sackville, New Brunswick
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
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
locatedInRegion Atlantic Canada
Maritime Provinces
locatedOnCoastOf New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
nameLanguage English
separates New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
usedFor birdwatching
ecotourism
fishing

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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 Isthmus
linked to: Chignecto Bay
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia contains Chignecto Isthmus
linked to: Chignecto Bay