What is a Bore Tide? The Alaskan Bore Tide Phenomenon

Alaska is an incredible State filled with stunning Landscapes and abundant Wildlife it's also home to one of the largest tide phenomena in North America called the boar tide which is one of the biggest in the world so what is a boar tide it's basically when the ocean tide meets a narrow inlet from a wide Bay resulting in a fast-moving wave as the ocean counters the flow of rivers dumping into the inlet just outside of Anchorage along the Seward Highway you can watch the boar tide in an area called the turn again arm in this Inlet you can see the water flowing to the right of the screen as it flows into the ocean take notice of this rock as we'll use it for reference later as the tide comes in the flow of the water shifts to the left of the screen you can see the strong eddy current developing behind this rock [Music] as more ocean water dumps in the flow and the depth increases in just minutes and The Rock disappears after a short amount of time the massive amount of ocean water dumping into the inlet creates a wave and this wave can sometimes get large enough where people surf on them there are about 60 locations in the world where this occurs and Alaska's can produce a wave up to 10 feet tall traveling up to 15 miles per hour the waves are most dramatic around a new or full moon when there are extremely low tides [Music] it's important to remember though to never go out onto the mud flats the silt is thick and sticky and you can get trapped and drowned as the tide comes in this occasionally will even happen to animals or whales if you get a chance to make it to Alaska make an effort to see the boar tide and not miss out on this stunning event right alongside the Seward Highway if you like this video give it a thumbs up share it with some friends and consider subscribing there will be more to come thanks foreign [Music]

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Published: Tue Nov 15 2022