Celebrating the Acadians Aug 15, 2020

Celebrating the Acadians

In honor of Canada"s National Acadian Day, we"re on the shores of New Brunswick as the ocean recedes to reveal the Bay of Fundy"s massive intertidal zone. The tide is a big deal at the bay—more than five times bigger than in most places. Typical tides around the world have a range of 3 to 6 feet, but these waters drop as far as 50 feet from high to low tide.

© Jamie Roach/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Aug 15, 2018Best. Holiday. Ever.
Aug 15, 2019It’s surströmming time
Aug 15, 2021Swim city
Aug 15, 2022Indian Independence Day
Aug 15, 2023Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Aug 15, 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng Cave, Vietnam
Aug 15, 2025Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 26, 2020 The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
Apr 14, 2019A view fit for a queen
Oct 16, 2025A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
May 18, 2020Desert rose of Qatar
Dec 20, 2025Christmas star lanterns, Germany
Jun 18, 2024Lupine fields, Snæfellsnes, Iceland
Jul 3, 2024World Meerkat Day
Mar 12, 2020Fiesta at Siesta
Dec 5, 2019A growing business
Jan 20, 2022Penguin Awareness Day
Apr 28, 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
May 21, 2025International Tea Day
May 21, 2019Salmon return to the Copper River
Jan 13, 2022Tasiilaq, Greenland
Nov 8, 2019Chapel on the rock
Mar 4, 2020A different kind of dive
Nov 10, 2021Cumberland Island National Seashore
Mar 7, 2025Plum blossoms in China
Oct 12, 2024World Migratory Bird Day
Apr 13, 2022Mitsumata blossoms
Nov 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
Apr 22, 2019Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
Dec 26, 2020Happy Boxing Day!
Jan 31, 2025Happy International Zebra Day!
Apr 8, 2020Santorini through the clouds
Dec 6, 2018The owl that loved football
Feb 6, 2018Maritime forest on Cumberland Island, Georgia
Jun 5, 2024World Environment Day
Jan 20, 2018Yellow-eyed penguins, Moeraki, New Zealand
Aug 1, 2023National Mountain Climbing Day