Percé Rock

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Percé Rock is a massive, naturally sculpted limestone sea arch and iconic coastal landmark located off the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada.

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Percé Rock canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
natural arch ⓘ
sea stack ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access reachable on foot at very low tide with restrictions ⓘ
category Landforms of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine ⓘ
Rock formations of Quebec ⓘ
Sea arches of Canada ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine ⓘ
compositionDetail thick-bedded limestone and sandstone ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 88 metres ⓘ
erodedBy frost action ⓘ
waves ⓘ
wind ⓘ
etymology named for its pierced appearance due to the arch ⓘ
famousFor dramatic coastal scenery ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sunrise and sunset views ⓘ
geologicalAge Paleozoic ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Devonian NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFormerArches yes ⓘ
hazard rockfalls ⓘ
length about 433 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Gaspé Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Gulf of Saint Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear village of Percé NERFINISHED ⓘ
management Government of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
nameLanguage French ⓘ
nearbyIsland Bonaventure Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyProtectedArea Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature large natural sea arch at one end ⓘ
reddish limestone color ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
numberOfNaturalArches 1 ⓘ
partOf Percé UNESCO Global Geopark NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedStatus within a protected area of Quebec ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in eastern Quebec ⓘ
tourismActivity bird watching ⓘ
boat tours around the rock ⓘ
visibleFrom shore of Percé ⓘ
width about 90 metres ⓘ

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