Minas Basin
Americannoun
noun
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Farther and farther it moved away, then down the tortuous channel of Mud Creek, until at last the broad expanse of Minas Basin received them.
From Lost in the Fog by De Mille, James
They have no river, and no country about 'em; let them make a railroad to Minas Basin, and they will have arms of their own to feed themselves with.
From The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
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
The Bay of Fundy is divided at its head by Cape Chignecto, making two branches to north and to east—Chignecto Bay and Minas Basin.
From Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine by Rich, Walter H.
A fleet of 22 vessels from Connecticut, carrying a considerable colony, entered Minas Basin on the 4th day of June, and the settlers landed near the town plot of Cornwallis.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
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