Gaspé

Gaspé lies along Gaspé Bay, a sheltered inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, while the wooded uplands of the Gaspé Peninsula rise behind the waterfront. The town is closely associated with Jacques Cartier’s 1534 landing, when he erected a cross on the shore in the name of the French king—an episode remembered as an early French claim in what is now Canada. East of Gaspé, Forillon National Park combines forests, headlands and the meeting of Gaspé Bay with the Gulf. This is a working regional centre as well as a base for following the peninsula’s coastal routes and maritime weather. Continue with other webcams from the Gaspé Peninsula to see how this part of eastern Quebec connects regionally.

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