For Your Next Vacation, Tour The Bay Of Fundy!

The Bay of Fundy is situated off the northern shore of Maine and extends into Canada between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It absolutely is one of the nicest natural traveler attractions on earth and is now representing Canada as one of the 28 finalists aroud the globe in the Official New7Wonders of Nature competition. What makes the Bay of Fundy special? Below are the top 3 reasons to go to see the Bay of Fundy:

1. The Highest Tides on the Globe

The Bay of Fundy's massive tides by themselves make that the Bay of Fundy is one of the planet's best natural miracle. Two times a day the bay floods with and empties of its 100 billion tonnes of water in the course of each tide cycle. That beats the outflow of all the world's freshwater rivers together.

The height of the tide difference goes from 3.5 meters (11ft) along the southwest seacoast of Nova Scotia and evenly increases as the flood waters flow up the 280 km (174 miles) of shoreline to the top part of the Bay where, in the Minas Basin, the range of the tide can reach an unthinkable 16 meters (53ft). That is five to ten times more than any other tide in the world!

2. Equals the Amazon Rainforest in Marine Biodiversity

The astounding and unsurpassed tides of Fundy form the engine which fuels, cultivates and supports one of the greatest natural ecosystems of the planet. The Bay of Fundy is an genuinely fundamental location for bird, fish and marine mammal migrations.

Its marine biodiversity rivals that of the Amazon Rainforest. Many have also listed the Bay of Fundy above Australia's Great Barrier Reef when inspecting the extensive and marvelous pyramid of the saltwater food-chain it has created, and as a consequence, the wide and diverse range of creatures it attracts.

3. Habitat to More Than eight Species of Whales

Over 8 species of whales are located in the Bay of Fundy over the course of the summer months, including the Minke, Humpback, Finback and the endangered Northern Right Whale. The Bay of Fundy is a well-liked location for whales to give birth, both for the abundant krill and for the refuge that the Bay provides. The Bay of Fundy is an important "nursery" where more than half of the globe's population of endangered North Atlantic Right whale raise their calves.

The early whales arrive from their southern migration habitats in the late spring and by mid-July all the whales, including the rare North Atlantic Right Whale, have returned and they most often stay in the Bay of Fundy until fall. For this reason, the Bay of Fundy whale watching season runs from June to October inclusive. The top month to go whale watching is August.

By: Tom Young

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If you want to know more about these whales, we encourage you to check out our section on the whales in the Bay of Fundy. Tom Young writes for the online Bay of Fundy authority website BayofFundy.com. He offers you complete travel advice for a Bay of Fundy vacation in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Maine.