Wolfville is located on the southern shore of Minas Basin, the northeast arm of the Bay of Fundy. The Bay of Fundy is noted for its large tides, and it is on Minas Basin that the highest tides on Earth occur. This is truly a wonder of the world and should be experienced by any visitor to the Wolfville area. Well before low tide is reached, Wolfville’s small harbour is literally empty. Four kilometres (2.5 miles) west of Wolfville, at the Port Williams bridge and wharf, the large vertical range of the tides may be most easily seen.