Questions and Answers on Bay of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy is located between what U.S. state and Canadian Province? Maine.
The pictures of the Aurora Borealis are amazing. What conditions need to be just right to have the chance to see such a beautiful sight?
Time of Day: Because the intensity of the light in an aurora is low, it can only be seen at night.Season: In the northern hemisphere, the best time to view an aurora is during the winter.Sun Rotation: It takes the sun 27 days to rotate one time around its axis, so 27 days after an aurora display, the active region on the sun that caused the aurora will face Earth again.
What animals are most commonly encountered on whale watching expeditions in the bay? seals, a variety of sharks, flounder, crab and lobster.
As you have seen, the bay is teeming with animal life. What causes the abun.ance of available food in the bay? upwelling of nutrients from the ocean floor.
What might you find on a hiking trip around the bay? caves, sea stacks, volcanics, and fossils rogs, salamanders, flying squirrels, white-tailed deer and moose.
Why is the bay such a great place for migrating shorebirds? mud flats provide an abundant source of rich food
The bay has a rich cultural history. What is the heritage of the people of New Brunswick?
Acadian
What does it mean when it says you can walk on the ocean floor along areas of the bay?
Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world. the tide goes out so far (half a mile in some places), that you can literally walk on the ocean floor at low tide.
The pictures of the Aurora Borealis are amazing. What conditions need to be just right to have the chance to see such a beautiful sight?
Time of Day: Because the intensity of the light in an aurora is low, it can only be seen at night.Season: In the northern hemisphere, the best time to view an aurora is during the winter.Sun Rotation: It takes the sun 27 days to rotate one time around its axis, so 27 days after an aurora display, the active region on the sun that caused the aurora will face Earth again.
What animals are most commonly encountered on whale watching expeditions in the bay? seals, a variety of sharks, flounder, crab and lobster.
As you have seen, the bay is teeming with animal life. What causes the abun.ance of available food in the bay? upwelling of nutrients from the ocean floor.
What might you find on a hiking trip around the bay? caves, sea stacks, volcanics, and fossils rogs, salamanders, flying squirrels, white-tailed deer and moose.
Why is the bay such a great place for migrating shorebirds? mud flats provide an abundant source of rich food
The bay has a rich cultural history. What is the heritage of the people of New Brunswick?
Acadian
What does it mean when it says you can walk on the ocean floor along areas of the bay?
Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world. the tide goes out so far (half a mile in some places), that you can literally walk on the ocean floor at low tide.