The arch
15 m high.
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Percé Rock is a huge sheer rock formation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada. From afar it looks like a ship under sail, it is one of the largest natural arches in water in the world, and it is a symbol of Quebec. Its French name means pierced rock, after the arch about 15 metres high through its southern end. Samuel de Champlain named it Percé in 1607 for the holes he saw in it. It once had two arches, but one collapsed, leaving a separate pillar at its end. You see a long pink-orange rock wall rising straight from the blue sea, a large arch at its end with water passing through, and a separate rock pillar beside it. White houses with red roofs and green meadows line the shore, and at sunrise the rock stands black against the sun. It is right in front of the town of Percé. At low tide you can walk out to it from the beach at set times, so check the tide table.
15 m high.
Separate.
A black rock.
Percé Bay, Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada
At low tide, at set times.
Pierced rock, in French.