Baie Verte (Northumberland Strait)

This article is about the bay in the Northumberland Strait. For other uses, see Baie Verte.

Baie Verte[1][2] is a 770 km2 (300 sq mi) Canadian bay located on the north shore of Nova Scotia and eastern shore of New Brunswick. It is a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.

Description

Baie Verte is one of the larger bays of the Northumberland Strait with its northerly limits at Cape Tormentine, a headland located immediately south of the community of Cape Tormentine, and its southerly limits at Pugwash Point, a headland located immediately north of the community of Pugwash. It opens directly north and east onto the Northumberland Strait while its northern shore is formed by New Brunswick and its southern shore is formed by Nova Scotia.

Islands

The only island of note is Ephraim Island, located in Upper Cape, New Brunswick.

Sub-basins

Baie Verte has several sub-basins, the most notable being Pugwash Harbour and Pugwash Basin, formed by the tidal estuary of the Pugwash River.

Marine and wildlife

Baie Verte is home to nesting colonies of sea birds and is a nursery area for fin and shell fishes. Its extensive salt marshes at the western end of the bay create important habitat for wetland animals.

Recreation

The bay supports several recreational areas, primarily at Heather Beach Provincial Park, Northport Beach Provincial Park, Amherst Shore Provincial Park, Tidnish Dock Provincial Park, and Fort Gaspareaux National Historic Site of Canada. There are several beaches along the bay's shoreline that are suitable for swimming, notably Heather Beach and Northport Beach.

Communities

The villages of Pugwash and Port Elgin are the largest population centres directly fronting the bay. The following communities are located along the bay's shoreline from north to south:

New Brunswick
Nova Scotia

References

  1. ↑ "Baie Verte - Bay - New Brunswick". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Baie Verte - Bay - Nova Scotia". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

Coordinates: 46°00′N 63°56′W / 46.000°N 63.933°W

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