burntcoat head lighthouse
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45°18'36''N    63°48'24''W

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The Guinness Book of World Records (1975) declared that Burntcoat had the highest tides in the world:
 

“The Natural World, Greatest Tides: The greatest tides in the world occur in the Bay of Fundy.... Burntcoat Head in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, has the greatest mean spring range with 14.5 metres (47.5 feet) and an extreme range of 16.3 metres (53.5 feet).”