Rocher-Percé

island, Quebec, Canada

Also known as: Pierced Rock

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Rocher-Percé is a notable rocky island located off the coast of Percé, a city in Quebec, Canada. This island, standing at 290 feet (88 meters) high, is famous for its distinctive natural arch, which is 60 feet (18 meters) tall. Rocher-Percé is situated at the eastern end of the Gaspé Peninsula, along the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The island and nearby Bonaventure Island are recognized as bird sanctuaries.1

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…at low tide, is famed Rocher-Percé (“Pierced Rock”)—a rocky island 290 feet (88 metres) high that is pierced by a 60-foot- (18-metre-) high arch; it and another nearby tourist attraction, Bonaventure Island, are bird sanctuaries. Pop. (2006) 3,419; (2011) 3,312.
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…at low tide, is famed Rocher-Percé (“Pierced Rock”)—a rocky island 290 feet (88 metres) high that is pierced by a 60-foot- (18-metre-) high arch; it and another nearby tourist attraction, Bonaventure Island, are bird sanctuaries. Pop. (2006) 3,419; (2011) 3,312.
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