Shepody Bay (French: Baie de Chipoudy) is a tidal embayment, an extension of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada, which consists of 77 square kilometres (30 sq mi) of open water and 40 km2 (15 sq mi) of mudflats, with 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) of saline marsh on the west, and erodingsand and gravelbeaches covering an area of approximately 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) on the eastern shore.[2] The intertidal mudflats "support internationally important numbers of the crustacean Corophium volutator, the principal food source for millions of fall migrating shorebirds".[2]
It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Moncton. The nearest population centre is Riverside-Albert with a population of about 320. The Trans Canada Trail passes across part of Shepody Marsh.
Major streams feeding into the bay are the Shepody River, Petitcodiac River and Memramcook River. These three rivers gave the area its name under Acadian occupation in the seventeenth and eighteenth century, Trois Rivieres.
^"Shepody Bay". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ abcd. The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Ramsar Convention Bureau. 10 January 2000. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
^"Shepody Bay West". IBA Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
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shepody, french, baie, chipoudy, tidal, embayment, extension, fundy, brunswick, canada, which, consists, square, kilometres, open, water, mudflats, with, saline, marsh, west, eroding, sand, gravel, beaches, covering, area, approximately, eastern, shore, intert. Shepody Bay French Baie de Chipoudy is a tidal embayment an extension of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick Canada which consists of 77 square kilometres 30 sq mi of open water and 40 km2 15 sq mi of mudflats with 4 km2 1 5 sq mi of saline marsh on the west and eroding sand and gravel beaches covering an area of approximately 1 km2 0 39 sq mi on the eastern shore 2 The intertidal mudflats support internationally important numbers of the crustacean Corophium volutator the principal food source for millions of fall migrating shorebirds 2 Shepody BayCoordinates45 47 N 64 35 W 45 783 N 64 583 W 45 783 64 583Area122 square kilometres 47 sq mi Ramsar WetlandDesignated27 May 1987Reference no 363 1 The surrounding area of 122 km2 47 sq mi of coastal wetland was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 27 1987 2 is a globally significant Important Bird Area 3 and is part of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network 2 It is located about 50 kilometres 31 mi south of Moncton The nearest population centre is Riverside Albert with a population of about 320 The Trans Canada Trail passes across part of Shepody Marsh Major streams feeding into the bay are the Shepody River Petitcodiac River and Memramcook River These three rivers gave the area its name under Acadian occupation in the seventeenth and eighteenth century Trois Rivieres See also editNotable landforms and features nearby Cape Enrage Hopewell Rocks Mary s Point Maringouin Peninsula Grindstone IslandReferences edit Shepody Bay Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 a b c d The Annotated Ramsar List Canada The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance Ramsar Convention Bureau 10 January 2000 Archived from the original on 29 January 2008 Retrieved 30 January 2008 Shepody Bay West IBA Canada Retrieved 30 January 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shepody Bay amp oldid 1107271817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
