Amazing facts about Perce Rock Quebec Canada

The Percé Rock is that rock which is formed with an enormous size in Gulf of Saint Lawrence on tip of Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada. Amazing facts about Perce Rock Quebec Canada make Perce Rock a very amazing tourist destination in Canada.

This rock appears as like as ship under sail, and it is best point of attractions in Gaspé Peninsula, This rock is like as a geological and historical icon of Quebec.

This rock can be viewed from both, the Bonaventure Island as well as Percé which is located near monolith. This rock is also known as pierced rock in reference to hole like an arc which can be viewed in massive block of limestone.

Amazing facts about Perce Rock Quebec Canada

1. Percé Rock is massive rocky cliff which is made up of shale and reddish gold limestone.

2. Connected with mainland at Rue du Mont-Joli by sandbar, it is visible during low tide, rock has evidence of 150 fossilized species of fauna and flora.

3. Percé Rock has steep shaped faces on its sides, and is 300 ft in breadth and 0.66 miles in length. As, this rises at 289 feet at its weights and highest point about 5 million tons.

4. On seaward southern end, there is 66 feet high arch which is formed in surface of rock. It is largest natural arches in the world which is situated in water.

5. In year 1603, when founder and French navigator of city of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain, saw rock, it had just 1 arch. He gave rock its present name in year 1607.

6. Existing arch is wide to let ship pass through this rock during low tide. During low tides, rock itself can approach on foot through sandbar.

7. Park itself is major and best tourist attraction in Perce Rock Quebec Canada, which breeds over 110,000 nesting birds every year. It is very famous as migratory bird sanctuary for northern gannets, that migrate to region in winter.

8. Top of this rock is inaccessible for human being. Birds like black cormorants and silvery gulls are found perching there.

Percé Rock is easily approachable by a boat from Percé village, and is a journey of 75 minutes. So, this can be visited from May 28 – October 12.

There are number of lots of guided tours to the national park and the rock, this provides lots of information regarding fauna and coastal flora.

Know everything about Percé Rock at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perc%C3%A9_Rock