Ocean tides : Bay of Fundy

Duration: 0:14:07

Year Published: 1956

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britanica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Presents scenes of the Bay of Fundy at high and low tides, showing how the tides affect the works of fishermen, dock repairmen, and seamen. Explains what causes tides and how the tidal range is determined by the positions of the moon and sun. Shows tidal pressure causing the rapids of the St. John River to reverse their direction. Includes animation and time-lapse photography, and charts furnished by the Canadian Hydrographic Service., See description for color version GC0695.

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