Category Archives: Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy

Extreme tides and Winter ice

Posted on February 5, 2015 by earth science society

Figure 1. Winter ice on the salt marshes of Minas Basin photographed from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, March 1, 2007. View to the North.  What is an estuary? An estuary is a bay with an open connection to the sea. Rivers … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia’s own Great Unconformity

Posted on January 3, 2015 by earth science society

The Angular Unconformity (U) at Nova Scotia’s Rainy Cove, separating intensely folded and faulted early Carboniferous shales and sandstones of the Horton Group (labeled 1 below the unconformity) and gently inclined, undeformed sandstones and conglomerates of the Wolfville Formation (2) at … Continue reading →

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A Tidal power lagoon in Nova Scotia’s Scott’s Bay?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by earth science society

Nova Scotia is where I live – a 700-odd km long NE-SW peninsula that more or less parallels the edge of the continent. What (almost) separates us from that continent is the Bay of Fundy, the Canadian extent of the Gulf … Continue reading →

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Blue Beach is not for sale

Posted on March 17, 2014 by earth science society

(Originally posted in March 2014. Updated a few times, last in May 2017)   Left: Google Earth image showing location of Blue Beach – Avonport Station coastline. Right: aerial photo of the cliff (in the shade) and beach at low … Continue reading →

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The tidal landscape banner photo: Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted on December 13, 2012 by earth science society

UPDATED December 29, 2014 This was my blog’s banner photo until January 1, 2015. What are you looking at? In a world of Google Earth where everyone has a GPS in their cell phone, I should start with the coordinates. … Continue reading →

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