Island of Montreal

The Island of Montreal (in French, île de Montréal), in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus (Laval) by the Rivière des Prairies.

Related Topics:
French - Quebec - Canada - Saint Lawrence - Ottawa - Île Jésus - Laval - Rivière des Prairies

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The island is boomerang-shaped (one end pointing roughly west, the other roughly north). It is the largest island in the Hochelaga Archipelago, and in fact in the entire Saint Lawrence River only Anticosti Island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence is larger.

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Hochelaga Archipelago - Saint Lawrence River - Anticosti Island - Gulf of Saint Lawrence

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The St. Lawrence widens into Lac Saint-Louis south-west of the island, narrows into the Lachine Rapids, then widens again into the Bassin de La Prairie before becoming the St. Lawrence again and flowing toward Quebec City. Saint Helen's Island and Ile Notre-Dame are in the Saint Lawrence southeast of downtown Montreal.

Related Topics:
Lac Saint-Louis - Lachine Rapids - Bassin de La Prairie - Quebec City - Saint Helen's Island - Ile Notre-Dame

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The Ottawa widens and becomes Lac des Deux-Montagnes north-west of the island. The Sainte-Anne Canal, between the western tip of the island and Île-Perrot, connects Lac des Deux-Montagnes and Lac Saint-Louis. Another outlet of Lac des Deux-Montagnes, the Rivière des Prairies, flows along the north shore of the island and into the St. Lawrence at the northeastern tip of the island.

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Lac des Deux-Montagnes - Sainte-Anne Canal - Île-Perrot - Rivière des Prairies

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The island is approximately 50 km long and 16 km wide at its widest point. It has 266.6 km of coastline. At its centre are the three peaks of Mount Royal. The south-west of the island is separated by the Lachine Canal between Lachine and Montreal's Old Port; this portion of the island is partially divided further by the Canal de l'Aqueduc, running roughly parallel to the Lachine Canal, beginning in the borough of LaSalle and continuing between the boroughs of Le Sud-Ouest and Verdun.

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Mount Royal - Lachine Canal - Lachine - Old Port - LaSalle - Le Sud-Ouest - Verdun

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The island of Montreal is the major component of the territory of the city of Montreal, along with Île Bizard, Île Dorval, Saint Helen's Island, Île Notre-Dame, Nuns' Island, and some 69 smaller islands. The island formerly contained 26 municipalities, all of which were merged into the City of Montreal on January 1, 2002. Some 26% of the population of Quebec live on the island.

Related Topics:
Montreal - Île Bizard - Île Dorval - January 1 - 2002

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A number of crossings connect the island to its surroundings. See List of Montreal bridges.

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