The Bay of Fundy, from "fond de la bay" on old French maps, named "le bay Francaise" by Champlain, is a broad surging body of water extending inland from the Atlantic on northwest side of County its entire length, furnishing many fishing and other facilities of immense value. The shores are bold and rocky. Many coves indent its south-eastern side. Broad Cove, called Culloden Cove since wreck of the British ship bearing that name, Shelving Cove, Gulliver's Hole, from the legend that the pirate Gulliver once visited the spot, White Cove, Flower Cove, Trout Cove, are all on this coast. The Bay is noted for its high tides and fogs.

Isaiah W. Wilson.Geography and History of the County of Digby. Cha.1, p.4.

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