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The world's highest tides are in Canada

The highest tides in the world are in Canada's Bay of Fundy, at Burntcoat Head in Nova Scotia.

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The bay separates New Brunswick from Nova Scotia. The highest tides in the United States, near Anchorage, Alaska, have ranges that average around 30 feet.

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Forty percent of Americans live in coastal counties

Almost 40 percent of the U.S. population lives in coastal counties, which make up less than 10 percent of the land in the contiguous United States.

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The world record highest air temperature, 134 degrees Fahrenheit, was recorded at Furnace Creek in Death Valley on July 10, 1913.

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North America's tallest mountain is 20,310 feet

Mount McKinley, in Alaska's Denali National Park, rises 20,310 feet and is the tallest mountain in North America.

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