Percé
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.JPG) Village with Rocher Percé (left) and Bonaventure bird island in the background |
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.svg) coat of arms |
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| Location in Quebec | |||
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 Canada
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Le Rocher-Percé | ||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 31 ′ N , 64 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 427.94 km² | ||
| Residents : | 3494 (as of 2007) | ||
| Population density : | 8.2 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 02005 | ||
| Website : | www.ville.perce.qc.ca | ||
The Canadian port of Percé is located in the province of Québec in the east of the Gaspésie peninsula on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence .
The landmark of the place is the 88 m high and 438 m long limestone rock Rocher Percé, which can be reached on foot at low tide . The place lives from tourism and is a starting point for whale watching and excursions to the bird island Bonaventure opposite . On this, 50,000 northern gannets make up America's largest gannet colony. There is a corresponding natural history museum at the harbor.
Northern gannet colony on Bonaventure
Limestone cliffs near Percé
Sons and daughters of Percé
- Edmund James Flynn (1847–1927), politician, jurist, and judge
Web links
Commons : Percé - collection of images, videos and audio files
- http://www.rocherperce.qc.ca/an/acc.asp (English)