The Bay of Fundy in Atlantic Canada is well renowned for having the highest tides in the world — but many residents in Nunavik have long believed that title belongs to them.

Now, the representative for Inuit in the northern Quebec region says it has new data to prove that.

The Makivvik Corporation has conducted new measurements between 2024-25 from the mouth of the Leaf Basin near the community of Tasiujaq.

Leaf Basin already holds the Guinness World Record for the highest tide ever recorded in 1953. But Nova Scotia's Burntcoat Head in the Bay of Fundy is the current title holder for the greatest tidal range — and that's what Makivvik is disputing.

According to Makivvik's study, the large tide range shows the Leaf Basin having a tidal range of 16.35 metres at its north end, com

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