Burncoat Head is an unincorporated Canadian community in Hants County, Nova Scotia.

The community is named after a headland of the same name and is located on the south shore of Cobequid Bay, off the Minas Basin, a sub-basin of the Bay of Fundy.

Burncoat Head has a public wharf that has been the location of a tide gauge since the 19th century. The tide gauge at Burncoat Head is currently operated by the Canadian Hydrographic Service and has recorded the highest tidal range in the world.

A park at Burncoat Head contains a replica lighthouse and walking trails and displays that interpret the natural and human history of the Minas Basin.

[edit] External links

• Burncoat Head Lighthouse, Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society web page

Coordinates: 45°18′26.5″N 63°48′30.7″W / 45.307361°N 63.808528°W / 45.307361; -63.808528

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