Anthony Provincial Park

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Anthony Provincial Park
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Anthony Provincial Park
Anthony Provincial Park
TypeProvincial park
Location Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nearest town Selma
Coordinates 45°18′55″N63°36′21″W / 45.31528°N 63.60583°W / 45.31528; -63.60583 [1]
Area7.74 hectares (19.1 acres) [2]
CreatedDecember 19, 1974 [3]
Operated byParks and Recreation Division, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
OpenMay 17 to October 14 [4]
StatusDesignated; Operational
Website Anthony Provincial Park

Anthony Provincial Park is a coastal provincial park in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Hants County. [1] The primary feature of the park is the wharf overlooking the Cobequid Bay. [5] The park was established by Order in Council (OIC 74-1379) on December 19, 1975. [3]

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Historically, the wharf at present-day Anthony Provincial Park was used for shipping pulpwood to Hantsport, and the Brown and Anthony shipyard once constructed wooden vessels nearby. The park is popular for fishing and is known to be home to a significant population of shorebirds, marsh and uplands birds. [6] The area including Anthony Provincial Park along the Bay of Fundy shore is known for being the site of the highest tides in the world, [7] and American scientists visited what is now the park to study the tides in 1943. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Place names - Anthony Provincial Park". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Our Parks and Protected Areas: A Plan for Nova Scotia - Anthony Provincial Park". Protected Areas and Wetlands Branch, Nova Scotia Environment. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Anthony Provincial Park". NS GeoNAMES. Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Anthony Provincial Park". NovaScotia.com. Tourism Nova Scotia. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Anthony Provincial Park". Nova Scotia Parks. Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 Mintz, Patty (1998). Selected beaches, parks and natural sites Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing, N.S. Dept. of Economic Development and Tourism. p. 29. ISBN   1551092484 . Retrieved 6 February 2025– via the Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ "JetStream Max: Bay of Fundy: The Highest Tides in the World". noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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