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English: The Perce Rock represents one of the major attractions of the Gaspesie region and it became its graphic symbol. The Rock consists of a monumental 433-meters or 1,421-feet long butte rising out of the sea just near the coast ( 200-meters from the shore), 90 meters wide and 88 meters high. Its eastern end has an arch and hole of 15 meters high. This fascinating geological formation attracts visitors from all the four corners of the world.

The huge mass of rock, sandstone, siltstone and limestone with calcite veining is an exciting site. It weighs five million tonnes.Every year, the Rock Perce loses about 3 hundred tonnes of its mass under the action of water and wind, so if the process is not reversed, it will disappear in about 16 thousand years from now.

More than 150 species of different fossils have been found here, such as brachiopod, trilobites, dalminites, corals and marine worms.

The rock’s appearance has changed through the times. The French geographer and founder of Quebec City Samuel de Champlain described the Perce Rock as a large rock of only one arch, in 1603. However, an English officer, captain Hervey Smyth, drew a picture of Percé Rock with double arches, in 1760, and one of these arches collapsed later, in 1845, leaving a stack (the Obelisk).
Français : Le Rocher Percé, une des attractions principales de la Gaspésie, a acquis une valeur de symbole pour la région. Cette fascinante formation géologique attire les visiteurs des quatre coins du monde. Le rocher émerge de l'eau à seulement 200 mètres de la côte, s'imposant au regard par ses dimensions monumentales, soit 433 mètres de longueur, 90 mètres de largeur et 88 mètres de hauteur. Il se distingue par la présence, à son extrémité est, d'une arche de 15 mètres de hauteur. Il est jouxté d'un stack désigné sous le nom d'Obélisque.

L'immense masse rocheuse est constituée de grès, de grès fin, et de calcaire avec des veinures de calcite. Son poids est estimé à 5 millions de tonnes. Chaque année le Rocher Percé perd 300 tonnes de sa masse sous l'effet de l'érosion par le vent et l'eau. À ce rythme, le rocher sera disparu dans 16 mille ans.

Plus de 150 espèces de fossiles y ont été identifiées, entre autres des brachiopodes, des trilobites, des dalminites, des coraux, des vers marins.

L'apparence du rocher a changé au fil du temps. Samuel de Champlain le décrivait avec une seule arche en 1603. Un officier anglais, le capitaine Hervey Smyth, a réalisé en 1760 un dessin du Rocher Percé comportant deux arches. Une de ces arches s'est écroulée en 1845, laissant un stack (l'Obélisque).
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Author Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
Camera location48° 31′ 34.98″ N, 64° 12′ 22.18″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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