Percé Rock
Percé Rock is a huge sheer rock formation in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, off Percé Bay. Percé Rock appears from a distance like a ship under sail.
- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (290 feet)
- …is also known as “Rocher Percé”
- Description: rock formation off the coast of Quebec, Canada
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Sainte-Anne.
Mont Sainte-Anne
Peak
Mont Sainte-Anne is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of Percé Rock.
Percé Rock
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Latitude
48.52399° or 48° 31′ 26″ north
Longitude
-64.19912° or 64° 11′ 57″ west
Open location code
87WQGRF2+H9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Percé Rock” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صخرة نيز”
- Chinese: “佩尔塞岩”
- Estonian: “Percé kalju”
- Estonian: “Percé’i kalju”
- French: “Rocher Percé”
- German: “Rocher Percé”
- Hausa: “Perce Rock”
- Japanese: “ペルセ岩”
- Polish: “Rocher Percé”
- Portuguese: “Rocha Percé”
- Portuguese: “Rochedo Percé”
- Russian: “Утес Персе”
- Spanish: “Percé Rock”
- Spanish: “Rocher Percé”
- Swedish: “Percé Rock”
- Swedish: “Rocher Percé”
- Turkish: “Perce Kayalığı”
- Turkish: “Perce Rock”
- Ukrainian: “Скеля Персе”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Percé and Les Trois Soeurs.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include L Obelisque and Hôtel de ville de Percé.
Quebec: Highlights
Learn more about Montreal and Gaspé.
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