Talk:Gulf of Maine

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"The coastline of the Gulf of Maine is predominantly rocky and scenic; the only significant coastal developments are located in the Boston, Portsmouth, Portland and Saint John metropolitan areas. "

This sentence seems strange to me. I have no statistics, but I'd think the New England coast between Cape Cod and probably Portland is one of the more populated parts of any coast in at least America. Granted, we're supposed to have a world view, but compared to, say, the Southeastern US coast or the Pacific Northwest at least, this seems misleading. However, considering Northern Maine and Canada, and my own Hub-of-the-Universe world view, I figured I'd ask for input.

Thanks, CSZero 23:47, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

This article is the only source of information stating the Bay of Fundy is part of the Gulf of Maine.

This article is the only major source of information that suggests the Bay of Fundy is part of the Gulf of Maine and this is also the only piece of information that comes up in a Google search about the subject, for these reasons it has the potential to create a "truth" that is not factual as it can be referenced by many young and/or inexperienced researchers and journalists who have been brainwashed since children to believe their country(America) "runs the world". Other sources of information including other wikipedia articles, ocean charts, and other encyclopedia articles substantiate my claims and refer to the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy as either: 1-separate entities; 2-Bay of Fundy draining into Gulf of Maine; 3-Bay of Fundy draining into Atlantic Ocean; 4-

https://novascotia.ca/nse/ea/whitespointquarry/09.Reference.Documents/15.Fader.Physiography.Geography.and.Bathymetry.pdf

https://www.britannica.com/place/Bay-of-Fundy

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/bay-of-fundy-new-brunswick-nova-scotia

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bay_of_Fundy

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bay-of-fundy-and-gulf-of-maine

https://www.charts.gc.ca/documents/publications/atlas/P241_Atlas_BayOfFundy.pdf

This wiki article and Ken Gallagher's edits contradict multiple sources of information and he refuses to produce a singular piece of information to substantiate his claims that he is right, but he continues to revert my edits without substantiation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stntjnky (talk • contribs) 13:47, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

Glad to see this user has finally taken their issue to the article talk page. All of the sources the user cites are correct, and none of them support the user's edits that claim that the Bay of Fundy is somehow separate from the Gulf, and certainly they do not support the user's claim that the Gulf doesn't reach to Sable Island. As stated very clearly in the last two sources, the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine are part of a connected ecosystem; if the St. John River flows into the Bay of Fundy, its waters also flow into the Gulf of Maine. Otherwise, if one were to follow the user's conclusions, the Penobscot River flows into Penobscot Bay but not the Gulf of Maine; the Charles River flows into Massachusetts Bay but not the Gulf of Maine, etc. I see the users' edits as misunderstanding what the sources present and reaching an obviously wrong conclusion. Others are welcome to chime in here. --Ken Gallager (talk) 13:30, 12 October 2021 (UTC)