Forillon National Park
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| Forillon National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location: | Quebec, Canada |
| Nearest city: | Gaspé, Quebec |
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| Area: | 244 km² |
| Established: | 1970 |
| Governing body: | Parks Canada |
Forillon National Park is located on the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. The park includes forests, sea coast, salt marshes, sand dunes, cliffs, and the northern end of the Appalachians. Created in 1970, Forillon was the first national park in Quebec. It covers 244 km².
The word forillon is thought to have referred to a flowerpot island or sea stack which used to be a landmark in the area but has since collapsed into the ocean.
The park includes nesting colonies of sea birds and whales, seals, black bears, moose, and other woodland animals.
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[edit] The creation of the Park
The creation of the Park in 1970 was preceded by the removal through expropriation of several families that had settled within the boundaries of the proposed area. Several of the foundations of the demolished houses remain today hidden in the underbrush of several sections of the park. Several families in the Gaspe Peninsula region were forced to re-settle in the surrounding areas and hold a vivid memory of the events that unfolded during those times. Forillon National Park does not mention these unfortunate events anywhere within their exhibits and fail to acknowledge the existence of a community within the park.
[edit] Gallery
 Cap Bon-Ami, on the North side of the Forillon peninsula |
 Cap Bon-Ami at sunset |
 The Forillon peninsula |
 Rock formation called "Le Vieux" (the Old Man) and Cap Gaspé lighthouse |
 Reproduction of a traditional salt cod fishery installation created for the 1998 TV series, "L'ombre de l'épervier" |
 Stepped cascade along the "La Chute" hiking trail |
 Waterfall along the "La Chute" hiking trail |
 Water splashing over mossy rocks. Close-up of waterfall along the "La Chute" hiking trail |
 Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) near Cap Gaspé |
 Double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) near Cap Bon-Ami |
 Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) near Cap Bon-Ami |
 North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) at Cap Gaspé |
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National parks: Aulavik • Auyuittuq • Banff • Bruce Peninsula • Cape Breton Highlands • Elk Island • Forillon • Fundy • Georgian Bay Islands • Glacier • Grasslands • Gros Morne • Gulf Islands • Gwaii Haanas • Ivvavik • Jasper • Kejimkujik • Kluane • Kootenay • Kouchibouguac • La Mauricie • Mingan Archipelago • Mount Revelstoke • Nahanni • Pacific Rim • Point Pelee • Prince Edward Island • Pukaswa • Prince Albert • Quttinirpaaq • Riding Mountain • Sirmilik • St. Lawrence Islands • Terra Nova • Torngat Mountains • Tuktut Nogait • Ukkusiksalik • Vuntut • Wapusk • Waterton Lakes • Wood Buffalo • Yoho |
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