# Digby Gut
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{{Short description|Cannel connecting the Bay of Fundy and the Annapolis Basin}}
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|caption=Digby Gut is an inlet that breaks through the line of the North Mountain Range at the north-east end of [Digby Neck](/source/Digby_Neck), and connects the [Bay of Fundy](/source/Bay_of_Fundy) with [Annapolis Basin](/source/Annapolis_Basin).
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The '''Digby Gut''' (French: Canal Saint-Georges) is a narrow channel connecting the [Bay of Fundy](/source/Bay_of_Fundy) with the [Annapolis Basin](/source/Annapolis_Basin). The town of [Digby, Nova Scotia](/source/Digby%2C_Nova_Scotia) is located on the inner portion of the western side of the Gut. The eastern entrance is marked by the [Point Prim Lighthouse](/source/Point_Prim_Lighthouse). Strong tidal currents, numerous rocky ledges, frequent fogs and unpredictable winds make it a dangerous passage requiring a pilot or local knowledge to navigate. Tide flows create 5 [knot](/source/knot_(unit)) tidal currents and create numerous whirlpools and eddies.[[https://books.google.com/books?id=szIaAAAAYAAJ&dq=Digby+Gut+sailing+directions&pg=PA185 ''Sailing Directions for the South East Coast of Nova Scotia and Bay of Fundy'' (1888) British Hydrographic Service, p. 183-184]]
The gut, technically referred to as a [water gap](/source/water_gap), is about a half nautical mile in width and bordered by high rocky cliffs. It marks a break in the [North Mountain](/source/North_Mountain_(Nova_Scotia)) ridge along the [Annapolis Valley](/source/Annapolis_Valley) and is the eastern end of [Digby Neck](/source/Digby_Neck). Digby Gut had its origins as the northern terminus of the ancient [Bear River](/source/Bear_River_(Nova_Scotia)), part of which is now a [drowned river valley](/source/drowned_river_valley).[Natural History of Nova Scotia Theme Region: [http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns2/700/720.htm ''720 Basalt Ridge''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208060007/http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns2/700/720.htm |date=December 8, 2009 }}, Nova Scotia Museum:]
thumb|left|240px|Digby Gut is the outlet to the Bay of Fundy for the Annapolis Basin.
Digby Gut is overlooked by the [Digby Pines Resort](/source/Digby_Pines_Resort) and has been used daily for many years by Digby-[Saint John](/source/Saint_John%2C_New_Brunswick) ferries such as the [SS ''Princess Helene''](/source/SS_Princess_Helene) and [MV ''Princess of Acadia''](/source/MV_Princess_of_Acadia_(1971)). The famous poet [Bliss Carman](/source/Bliss_Carman) wrote a classic Canadian poem of courage about a fearless twelve-year-old sailor who single-handedly sailed a schooner through Digby Gut during a storm, entitled "Arnold, Master of the Scud".[{{Cite web |url=http://collectionscanada.ca/canvers-bin/entry?entry_nbr=968%s |title="Arnold, Master of the Scud", ''Canadian Poetry Archives'' website Library and Archives Canada |access-date=2010-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040831225740/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/canvers-bin/entry?entry_nbr=968%s |archive-date=2004-08-31 |url-status=dead }}]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/bay-of-fundy/point-prim-lighthouse.html Live web cam of Point Prim, western entrance to Digby Gut]
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Category:Bodies of water of Nova Scotia
Category:Landforms of Annapolis County
Category:Landforms of Digby County
Category:Channels of Canada
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