Minas Basin
The Minas Basin is a region in the northwest of Nova Scotia. It is known for having some of the highest tides in the world and its sandstone cliffs and outcrops attract rockhounds and fossil hunters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Truro and Amherst.
Truro
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Truro is a city in Nova Scotia with a population of around 12,000. Although you can find East Berlin and West Berlin on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, it is Truro where you will fido six large sections of the Berlin Wall.
Amherst
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Amherst is a city of 9,400 people in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Amherst is the county seat and largest population centre in the Cumberland region.
Joggins
Joggins is a small town in the Minas Basin region of Nova Scotia. It is known for its fossil cliffs, which date to more than 310 million years ago and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Parrsboro and Oxford.
Parrsboro
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Parrsboro is a small town of 1,200 people on the shore of the Minas Basin in Nova Scotia. The community is known for its seasonal theatre productions, fossil and rock hounding attractions, museums, high tides and heritage buildings.
Oxford
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Oxford is a town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is 32 km east of Amherst. The town is directly serviced by Routes 104, 204, 301, and 321.
Springhill
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Springhill is a town of 2,700 people in Nova Scotia. It had a large coal mining operation and is the birthplace of Canadian singer and songwriter, Anne Murray.
Minas Basin
- Type: Bay
- Description: Inlet of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia
- Category: inlet
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center
45.2336° or 45° 14′ 1″ northLongitude of center
-64.1068° or 64° 6′ 24″ westOpenStreetMap ID
node 2493968755GeoNames ID
6074461Wikidata ID
Q2887535
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Minas Basin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حوض ميناس”
- Cebuano: “Minas Basin”
- Chinese: “米纳斯湾”
- French: “Bassin de Minas”
- French: “bassin des Mines”
- French: “Bassin des Mines”
- German: “Minas Basin”
- Japanese: “ミナス湾”
- Swedish: “Minas Basin”
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