"For visitors to Burntcoat Head Park in Nova Scotia, a scramble along the russet shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean is a pilgrimage to the site of one of the planet's great natural wonders. Twice a day, more than 100bn tons of seawater fills and drains the Bay of Fundy a figure comparable to the flow of all the world's freshwater rivers combined."
"All we hear is about how the Bay of Fundy has the highest tides, says Adamie Delisle Alaku, who lives in the Nunavik region of Quebec and is the executive vice-president of Makivvik's department of environment, wildlife and research. Kudos to them for all the work they've done to promote it and we mean them no ill will but the reality is, ours are higher. We're really excited about the findings, which confirm what we've long known about the tides here"
Burntcoat Head Park on the Bay of Fundy experiences vast tides that move more than 100bn tons of seawater twice daily, a volume comparable to the flow of all the world's freshwater rivers. The community claims the world's highest tides and holds a Guinness World Records designation for tidal range. Makivvik and Nunavik residents report new measurements and longstanding local knowledge indicating tides at Tasiujaq reach nearly two metres higher. Tasiujaq sits at the head of a fjord-like inlet in Ungava Bay, where geographic resonance once produced a 16.6-metre tide in 1953. Disputes persist over measuring total tidal height versus tidal range.
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