Gaspé Peninsula
The Gaspé Peninsula, in southeastern Quebec, Canada, is sandwiched between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the adjacent St. Lawrence estuary on the north, and Chaleur Bay to the south.| Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Gaspé
With a population of over 15,000 and a history that stretches back to the dawn of European colonization in what is now Canada, Gaspé is the largest city and unofficial capital of the region with which it shares its name.
Percé
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Located at its east end, Percé is the bustling tourist epicentre of the Gaspé Peninsula, with a permanent population around 3,000.
Forillon National Park
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You'll find Forillon National Park of Canada at the final Land's End of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, where the mighty Chic-Choc Mountains collide head-on with the sea.
Destinations
Land's End
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Located at its outermost extremity, where the St. Lawrence estuary meets the open ocean, Land's End is where you'll find the bulk of the Gaspé Peninsula's population, as well as the most interesting attractions of the region.
Chaleur Bay
Chaleur Bay is a region of the Gaspé Peninsula. It has the second longest natural strip of sand in the world, making it a popular tourist destination.
Gaspé Peninsula
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Québec, Canada
- Location: Southeastern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of centre
48.6581° or 48° 39' 29" northLongitude of centre
-65.7528° or 65° 45' 10" westOpenStreetMap ID
node 4869763927OpenStreetMap Feature
natural=peninsulaWikidata ID
Q151559Gaspé Peninsula Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: غاسبيزيا
- Azerbaijani: Qaspe yarımadası
- Breton: Gaspésie
- Catalan: Gaspèsia
- Catalan: Península de Gaspé
- Chinese: 加斯佩半岛
- Chinese: 加斯佩半島
- Czech: Gaspé
- Czech: Gaspésie
- Czech: polostrov Gaspé
- Danish: Gaspéhalvøen
- Dutch: Gaspe Peninsula
- Dutch: Gaspesie
- Dutch: Gaspésie
- English: Gaspe Peninsula
- English: Gaspesia
- Esperanto: Duoninsulo Gaspé
- Esperanto: Gaspegio
- Esperanto: Gaspezio
- Esperanto: Gaspé
- Estonian: Gaspésie
- Finnish: Gaspen niemimaa
- Finnish: Gaspén niemimaa
- French: Gaspésie
- French: péninsule de Gaspé
- French: péninsule de la Gaspésie
- French: péninsule gaspésienne
- German: Gaspesie
- German: Gaspésie
- Hebrew: גאספזי
- Indonesian: Gaspésie
- Italian: Penisola Gaspé
- Japanese: ガスペー半島
- Japanese: ガスペ半島
- Korean: 가스페반도
- Norwegian: Gaspéhalvøya
- Norwegian Bokmål: Gaspéhalvøya
- Persian: شبهجزیره گاسپه
- Polish: Gaspésie
- Polish: Półwysep Gaspé
- Portuguese: Gaspésia
- Portuguese: Península Gaspé
- Portuguese: Península de Gaspé
- Romanian: Peninsula Gaspé
- Russian: Гаспе
- Russian: Полуостров Гаспе
- Spanish: Gaspe Peninsula
- Spanish: Gaspé Peninsula
- Spanish: Peninsula de Gaspesia
- Spanish: Península de la Gaspesia
- Spanish: Península gaspesiana
- Spanish: península de Gaspesia
- Swedish: Gaspehalvön
- Swedish: Gaspéhalvön
- Swedish: Gaspésie
- Ukrainian: Ґаспе(півострів)
- Ukrainian: Ґаспе
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