Gaspé, << gas PAY, >> Peninsula is the mountainous southeastern part of the province of Quebec. It lies south of the Saint Lawrence River and reaches the Gulf of Saint Lawrence north of Chaleur Bay.
Gaspé Peninsula is 150 miles (241 kilometers) long and from 70 to 85 miles (113 to 137 kilometers) wide. It has 450 miles (724 kilometers) of coastline and covers over 11,000 square miles (28,500 square kilometers). The highest point is Mount Jacques Cartier (4,160 feet, or 1,268 meters). About 49,000 people live in Rimouski, the peninsula’s largest community. The area’s economic activities include tourism, paper production, and copper mining.
