Oak Bay is a Canadian rural community in Charlotte County,

New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...

. Oak Bay generally refers to the residential areas surrounding the head of

Passamaquoddy Bay Passamaquoddy Bay () 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 western shore bounded by Was ...

which is known as

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 bordered ...

. It is the northernmost section of

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

Bay of Fundy The Bay of Fundy () is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its tidal range is the highest in the world. The bay was ...

tidal Tidal is the adjectival form of tide. Tidal may also refer to: * ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple * Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim * TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music * Tidal (servic ...

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 lies on the shores of this embayment. Located in the centre of the bay is Spoon Island, named so as it resembles an overturned spoon.

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Communities in Charlotte County, New Brunswick Bays of New Brunswick Landforms of Charlotte County, New Brunswick {{CharlotteCountyNB-geo-stub