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Gaspé (French pronunciation:) is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec in Canada. Gaspé is about 650 km (400 mi) northeast of Quebec City and 350 km (220 mi) east of Rimouski. Gaspé has a total population of 15,063, as of the 2021 Canadian Census. [3]
The peninsula's interior is a rugged northward continuation of the Appalachian Mountains called the Chic-Chocs, with Mount Jacques-Cartier at 1,268 metres (4,160 ft) the peninsula's highest peak. Mount Albert (Mont Albert) at 1,151 m (3,776 ft) [ 7 ] is another high mountain in the Chic-Chocs.
The Chic-Choc Mountains, also spelled Shick Shocks, form a mountain range in the central region of the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, Canada. It is a part of the Notre Dame Mountains, which are a subrange of the Appalachians. [1]
The Federal Government of Canada manages 37 National Parks of Canada, [45] overview of the parks touching the Gulf of St. Lawrence: Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, in Côte-Nord, Forillon National Park on the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula, Prince Edward Island National Park on the northern shore of the island, Kouchibouguac ...
Forillon National Park, one of 42 national parks and park reserves across Canada, is located at the outer tip of the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec and covers 244 km 2 (94 sq mi). [2] Created in 1970, Forillon was the first national park in Quebec.
In between, it covers in Quebec near 800 km (500 mi), from the Montérégie hills to the Gaspé Peninsula. In western Quebec, the average altitude is about 500 m (1,600 ft), while in the Gaspé Peninsula, the Appalachian peaks (especially the Chic-Choc) are among the highest in Quebec, exceeding 1,000 m (3,300 ft).