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ranges of the
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Annapolis Basin is a substantial basin south of the North
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It is a sheltered and mostly shallow water body, framed by the ridges of the
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maintains a terminal on the western shore of the basin near the Digby Gut.
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ferry service operating across the Bay of Fundy between
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The basin hosts several historic seaports, including:
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Shallow inlet on the east coast of Nova Scotia, Canada
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1342:Sydney River
1296:River Philip
1245:Tusket River
1182:River Hebert
1177:Maccan River
1163:River Hebert
1130:Salmon River
1122:Cobequid Bay
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1066:Mersey River
1061:Medway River
1056:LaHave River
915:Tusket River
907:River mouths
880:Cobequid Bay
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821:River mouths
793:Quiddy River
780:River mouths
748:Bay of Fundy
712:Rowley River
669:River mouths
654:Cape Cod Bay
588:Mousam River
548:Josias River
543:Jordan River
518:Batson River
510:River mouths
490:Pleasant Bay
430:Chandler Bay
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1356:Minas Basin
1048:South Shore
890:Minas Basin
853:Nova Scotia
768:Shepody Bay
687:Egypt River
583:Morse River
538:Johns River
460:Maquoit Bay
455:Machias Bay
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309:Smiths Cove
277:Village of
259:Communities
254:Goat Island
251:Bear Island
238:Moose River
169:Nova Scotia
68:V a l l e y
1439:Categories
1374:Avon River
1365:Avon River
1322:Aspy River
1291:River John
1112:Bear River
1023:Mira River
717:Skug River
623:York River
435:Dennys Bay
305:Deep Brook
289:Port Royal
279:Bear River
234:Bear River
214:Saint John
114:Bear River
1367:Watershed
1165:Watershed
500:Wohoa Bay
425:Casco Bay
395:estuaries
314:A former
293:Port Wade
267:Towns of
199:Digby Gut
148:Digby Gut
109:Digby Gut
92:D i g b y
25:Fort Anne
495:Saco Bay
338:65°42′W
335:44°39′N
243:Islands
94:N e c k
1398:Others
1315:Others
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1191:Others
307:, and
220:Rivers
61:3miles
403:Maine
273:Digby
210:Digby
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