This is the last day to vote in the 2nd phase of the global New7Wonders of Nature contest. Bay of Fundy is competing as Canada's top site. Click here to vote for Bay of Fundy!Need to know what makes Bay of Fundy so awesome? Here are my top 10 fav things about our bay:
10. The Bay of Fundy boasts some of the best and freshest seafood in North America: lobster, scallops, salmon (fresh & smoked), halibut, mussels, sole, haddock, herring, mackeral, flounder, dulse (edible seaweed), etc.
9. The Bay is home to the largest whirlpool in the northern hemisphere: the Old Sow Whirlpool off Deer Island, New Brunswick.
8. The Fundy region has so many geology firsts it's almost embarrassing:
- world's best fossil forest
- Canada's oldest dinosaurs
- world's most complete fossil record
- world's smallest dinosaurs
- evidence of the 'missing link' between the Jurassic & Triassic periods of geological history
- best place in the world to see all three rock types from three different geological time periods: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
6. Our Bay is the summer habitat and feeding ground for these gentle giants: 12 species of whales, including the rare and endangered North Atlantic Right whale (half the world's population of Right whales visit Fundy annually).
5. Fundy's low tide mud flats are a critical feeding ground for 95% of the world's semi-palmated Sandpipers on their annual migration from the Arctic to the west coast of Africa then South America.
4. UNESCO loves us! Upper Bay of Fundy as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Joggins Fossil Cliffs as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3. Bay of Fundy tides, 54 feet/15 metres are the highest on the planet. To put this in perspective: South Carolina, USA, tides are 5 feet and Vancouver, BC's tides 10 feet.
2. Fundy is one of the world's richest marine ecosystems and has been compared to the Amazon rainforest in biodiversity.
1. The people of the Fundy adore & protect their bay and love sharing its mysteries with visitors. They are also a formidable troupe who have risen to the challenge of promoting and voting for our Bay... propelling to top Canadian site in this contest. I love yez!!
My toes are crossed too Terri. If The Bay of Fundy manages to sneak into the lead for this one, you are certainly a huge part of the reason why. It will certainly be a well deserved recognition for a world class phenomenon. Thanks for all that you do to educate and share with the rest of the world all that is wonderful about our special little corner of the planet.
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