Minas Basin

American  

[mahy-nuhs] / ˈmaɪ nəs /

noun

1. a bay in E Canada, the easternmost arm of the Bay of Fundy, in N Nova Scotia: noted for its high tides.

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Minas Basin British  

/ ˈmaɪnəs /

noun

1. a bay in E Canada, in central Nova Scotia: the NE arm of the Bay of Fundy, with which it is linked by Minas Channel

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Minas Basin

Towards the left were the low dike-lands running out to the island; beyond this the waters of Minas Basin lay spread out before him.

From The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia by De Mille, James

There is a remedy, if applied in time: make a rail road to Minas Basin, and you have a way for your customers to get to you, and a conveyance for your goods to them.

From The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler

A yellow light streamed sharply down across the frost-whitened meadows, the smouldering ruins of Grand Pré village, and out upon the glittering expanse of Minas Basin.

From Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

There is a remedy, if applied in time: make a railroad to the Minas Basin, and you have a way for your customers to get to you, and a conveyance for your goods to them.

From The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler

Cape Chignecto, the point where the Bay of Fundy is bifurcated; the     northern arm forming Chignecto Bay, and the southern, the Bay of Mines     or Minas Basin.

From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)