From Trapping Ocean Water, the World's Largest Tidal Power Plant

question 34

Multiple Choice

From trapping ocean water, the world's largest tidal power plant for generating electricity is ________.

• A)in Iceland on the mid Atlantic ridge
• B)on the isle of Islay in Scotland
• C)in La Rance River estuary, Brittany, along the Atlantic coast of France
• D)at the Annapolis Tidal Power Generating Station on the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

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