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The Gaspé Peninsula (Gaspésie)
is located on the eastern tip of the province of Quebec, north of New
Brunswick. It is mostly a coastal region being surrounded by the St.
Lawrence estuary and gulf as well as by the Chaleur
Bay.
Forillon National Park
Shaped by erosion, the park offers an impressive, natural decor with its
majestic mountains, its meadows dotted with wildflowers, its coves lined
by pebble beaches, as well as its steep cliffs overshadowing the sea.
Forillon shelters various and easy to observe species of wildlife, such as
the black bear and the moose, and also important colonies of seabirds. In
the park's water, meet different seals and whales species, such as fin
whales, and Atlantic white-sided dolphins.
Percé
At the end of the Gaspé
peninsula the Appalachian Mountains plunge into the water of the Gulf of
St. Lawrence and are punctuated by the majestic Percé Rock. In 1534,
Jacques Cartier landed in Gaspé and declared the land for the King of
France. At the time Percé Rock had two holes but constant erosion of the
sea eventually destroyed the second arch.
Today it is still a very
popular vacation area, particularly for artists who immortalize the beauty
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