the Bay of Fundy
noun
uk/ˌbei əv ˈfʌn.di/us/ˌbei əv ˈfʌn.di/abodyofwaterin thenorthwesternpartof the Atlantic thatborderstheCanadianprovinces(= theareasthat acountryisdividedinto aspartof theorganizationofitsgovernment, with somecontroloveritsownlaws)of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and the USstateof Maine:
Thelargesttidalrangesarefoundinareassuch as the Bay of Fundy in Canada.
Thegovernorsof New Franceclaimedall theterritoryfrom the St Lawrenceriverto the Bay of Fundy.
- Clarke Head is aprominentcoastalheadlandthatformspartof theeasternarmof the Bay of Fundy.
- Theviruswaspresentin the Bay of Fundy by 1995.
- Within theupperreachesof the Bay of Fundy, salinitiesvaryfromnearlymarinetofresh.
Bays & gulfs
- arm
- basin
- bay
- channel
- cove
- gulf
- Hudson Bay
- inlet
- lagoon
- narrows
- sea coast
- sound
- strait
- the Bay of Bengal
- the Gulf of Mexico
- the Persian Gulf