• Red Rocks

    The brick-red colour of the late Triassic Wolfville Formation at West Advocate gives this site its local name: ‘Red Rocks’.

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Red Rocks

The brick-red colour of the late Triassic Wolfville Formation at West Advocate gives this site its local name: ‘Red Rocks’. Largescale cross bedding and trains of quartz grains record the flow of river systems coursing through the ancient valley of the Fundy Rift.

Geological Formation: Wolfville Formation
Age: Late Triassic
GPS Coordinates: 45.349850, -64.826232
Directions: From Highway 209, take West Advocate Road to Cape Chignecto Provincial Park and park at Visitor Centre. A short hiking trail to the beach takes you to Red Rocks.

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Ancestors Live Here Series: Atuomjek: at the sandy place Advocate Harbour on Vimeo

Tide Times: Advocate (00236) (tides.gc.ca)

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