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Rock formations dotted along
              the shoreline of the Parc
             National du Canada Forillon



               The gateway for visits to the
               Chic-Choc mountains, Mont
               Saint-Pierre village is also
               a center for hang-gliding.


 Marsoui  Marsoui           Grande-V Grande-Vallée
                                  ée
                                 all
              Mont-Saint-
 Sainte-Anne-
 Sainte-Anne-  Mont-Saint -                          The Parc National
 des-Monts des-Monts  Pierre  Pierre  Cloridorme     du Canada Forillon
                                       Cloridorme
                                                     contains the tail end
 Cap-Chat Cap-Chat                                   of the Appalachian
                                                     Mountains – now cliffs
                               Rivière-au-R enar d
                                    Rivière-au-Renard
            Mont Jacques-Cartier
 Grosses-R Grosses-Roches  Mont Jacques-C ar tier  Murdochvill e  worn into rugged
 oches
                      Murdochville
       4,160 ft (1,268 m)
            4,160 ft (1,268 m)
     Mountains
 Mo
 3,724 ft (1,135 m) hic-Choc
 Mont Logan Mont Logan  Chic-Choc untains            formations by the sea.
               Réserve Faunique
 3,724 ft (1,135 m)  C  Réserve Faunique
                des Chic-Chocs
           des Chic-Chocs
 St-Ulric  St-Ulric Matane  Matane  York  York Gaspe  Gaspe
 Réserve  Réserve                              Cap Gaspé Cap Gaspé
 Faunique des
 Faunique des
 Matane  Matane          St-Jean  St-Jean
 Métis-sur-Mer
 Grand Métis
 Grand Métis  Métis-sur -Mer  Réserve  Réserve
 Faunique de
 Faunique de    Bon avent ure  Bon avent ure
 Lac  Lac  Dunière  Dunière
 Mont-Joli Mont-Joli  Sayabec  Matapédia
 Sayabec
 Matapédia
                                              Percé  Percé
 Amqui  Amqui  Cascapédia  Cascapédia
                                                    Situated out to sea, south
                                      Grand Rivièr e  of the small town of
                                           Grand Rivière
 Causapscal
 Causapscal
                           Réserve Faunique Chandler
                       Réserve Faunique  Chandler   Percé, Rocher Percé is a
 Nouvelle
 Nouvelle
                            de Port-Daniel
                        de Port-Daniel              famous pierced landmark
 Ste-Florence
 Ste-Florence                                       and the result of tidal
                          Port-Daniel-
  Maria  Maria New Richmond  Port-Daniel -  Gascons  erosion. In the 1930s,
             New Richmond
 Matapédia
 Matapédia
                        Gascons
                                                    Percé became a popular
                                                    spot for Canadian artists
   Carleton-sur -Mer                                and still contains a range
       Carleton-sur-Mer
                                                    of galleries.
                          New Carlisle
 Campbellton         New Carlisl e
 Campbellton
 Matapédia Matapédia
               Founded in 1756 by Acadians fleeing
               the Great Expulsion in Nova Scotia,
               Carleton-sur-Mer is a pleasant,
               relaxed resort town, where visitors
               enjoy the mild coastal climate.
               Quality hotels and restaurants
               line the airy streets.
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                                                        Gaspé
                       0 kilometers 40
                  0 kilometers    40    N   N         Peninsula
                  0 miles  0 miles   40   40
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