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Gaspé Peninsula
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Gaspé Peninsula

Mountainous peninsula in southeastern Québec, Canada, between the Gulf of St Lawrence and Chaleur Bay, an extension of the Appalachian Mountains; area 29,500 sq km/11,390 sq mi. The central part includes the Shickshock Mountains and the highest point is Mount Jacques Cartier (1,268 m/4,160 ft). There are fishing and lumbering industries, and tourism, paper production, and copper mining are also important.



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In total, the project represents an investment of over $100 million in the Gaspesie economy and an additional $20 million in the Quebec economy outside the Gaspesie, and will provide ongoing employment to 10 local service and operations staff.
1603), who report only a slight onlap of the Laurentide Ice Sheet against the north coast of Gaspesie.
This result is not surprising considering that the different colleges of Quebec's maritime region offer courses related to maritime activity, and that technology-transfer organizations supply specialized services adapted to the needs of industries such as aquaculture in Gaspesie and marine technology and biotechnology in the Bas Saint-Laurent.
 
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