The Bay Of Fundy- One Of The Seven Wonders In North America

The Bay of Fundy Student`s Name Institutional Affiliation Introduction Large water bodies cover the largest part of the world. Among them is the Bay of Fundy which is one of the seven wonders in North America. It’s famous for having the largest tides in the world and a rare species of whales (Roman, Nevins, Altabet, Koopman & McCarthy, 2016). It also has dinosaur fossils and several precious minerals. Therefore, this resulted in it being named as one of the Seven Wonders of the World in 2014. It is located between the North Pole and the equator of Canada's east coast. It is a unique coastal environment renowned for its various geological discoveries. Also, the bay has various marine life as evidenced by the different national parks, museums, provincial parks, UNESCO sites, and different national historic sites. It holds both commercial and non-commercial organisms which have contributed to the increase in human made activities made to protect and also exploit the resources of the Bay. In addition to such human-made activities, it has been affected by pollution and overfishing which result to a decrease in its marine life.as well, there various human-made activities such as the harnessing of tidal energy which will have a positive impact on the community of the Fundy Bay. The beautiful scenery of the bay and the various marine life make it a huge tourist destination from all parts of the world. Therefore, this paper will address the history of the bay regarding its formation, characteristics, ecological communities and the human made impact over the last years. History of the basin formation The Bay of Fundy is a 270km stretch, which is straight sides and somehow funnel-shaped which splits on its northeastern side to form two bays. Those are the Minas Basin and the Chignecto Bay. The Chignecto bay is further divided into the Shepody Bay and the Cumberland Bay. Most of these sections expose the red bays muds which are responsible for various biological activities. The Minas Basin is connected to the main body by the minas channel. The channel is approximately 106meters deep and 5.6 km across. The Bay was formed as a result of continental drift many years ago. As the plates drifted further away from each other, the stretch was filled with sediments that were washed from the drifting land. The bay lies in a basin known as the rift valley. As the rift continued to shift from the mainland of North America, it triggered volcanic activities which formed flood basalts and volcanoes. Also, the basalt floods poured to cover much of the southern Nova Scotia, and some of its sections have been eroded over the years. They form the north mountain which is a combination of a basaltic mountain range. Therefore, much of the basins is made up of basalts which are responsible for its brown color. Also, the bay has various islands which contribute to its beauty. For instance, the Grand Manan is the largest of them at is located at the boundary of the Gulf of Maine. As well, the Moose Island, the Campobello Island and the Deer Island are located on the north side of the bay. On the southern side is the Long Island and the Brier Island. On the upper bay off Cape Chignecto is the Isle Haute. The five main islands in the basin create a beautiful scen...