Oak Bay is the northernmost section of

Passamaquoddy Bay Passamaquoddy Bay (french: Baie de Passamaquoddy) is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Most of the bay lies within Canada, with its w ...

, into which the St. Croix River empties. Its extent fluctuates with the

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changes, so that its northern section changes from approximately in depth at high tide to exposed ocean floor at low tide. The rural community of

Oak Bay Oak Bay is a municipality incorporated in 1906 that is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of thirteen member municipalities of the Capital Regional District, and is bordere ...

lies on the shores of this embayment.

History

Located in the centre of the bay is Spoon Island, named so as it resembles an overturned spoon.

References

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