Shediac Bay
Shediac Bay is a tidal embayment, an extension of the Northumberland Strait in New Brunswick, Canada.
| Shediac Bay | |
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 Parlee Beach faces the Shediac Bay | |
| Coordinates | 46°22′N 64°53′W |
| Area | 122 square kilometres (47 sq mi) |
It is located about 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Moncton. The nearest population centre is Shediac. There is a large island in the bay, Shediac Island. There is one major beach, Parlee Beach, which runs close. The bay contains Shediac Harbour which is a popular boating and fishing area. The Canadian Coast Guard maintain an inshore rescue boat station (CCG IRB Shediac) at Pointe du Chêne. The bay was a stopover location for Italo Balbo's transatlantic mass flight in 1933.
Major streams feeding into the bay are the Shediac River, Bateman Brook, and Scoudouc River.[1]
See also
Notable landforms and features nearby:
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