"Situated in the southern Minas Basin of Nova Scotia, the Grand Pré
marshland and archaeological sites constitute a cultural landscape
bearing testimony to the development of agricultural farmland using
dykes and the aboiteau wooden sluice system, started by the
Acadians in the 17th century and further developed and maintained by the
Planters and present-day inhabitants. Over 1,300 ha, the cultural
landscape encompasses a large expanse of polder farmland and
archaeological elements of the towns of Grand Pré and Hortonville, which
were built by the Acadians and their successors. The landscape is an
exceptional example of the adaptation of the first European settlers to
the conditions of the North American Atlantic coast. The site – marked
by one of the most extreme tidal ranges in the world, averaging 11.6 m –
is also inscribed as a memorial to Acadian way of life and deportation,
which started in 1755, known as the Grand Dérangement." -http://whc.unesco.org/
Breathtaking view! Thank you so much Natasha for this wonderful prepaid postcard!
Wishing you all the best in your studies!
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