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Farm Land Clamed from The Sea EarthCache

Hidden : 8/27/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

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Geocache Description:

Farm land that was once under watter

The history of the dyke lands of the Maritime Provinces of Canada is as rich and deep as the fertile red soil that sustains them. First came tremendous tides, surging up the Bay of Fundy, spreading layer upon layer of silt over the shores of its sprawling estuaries and along the riverbanks. Over thousands of years, the tides built sediment to depths of more than 40 meters. Learning from the Acadians the marsh owners in the Canard, Nova Scotia area, reclaimed this farmland in one piece completing it in 1825.

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(A) How were the early settlers able to develop this farmland?
(B) Estimate how many acres you see in this area?
(C) What is the main crops grown here now?
(D) Estimate how high the water would be with a normal tide should the dike fail ?


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