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  2. Geography of Montreal - Wikipedia

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    The port of Montreal lies at one end of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, which is the river gateway that stretches from the Great Lakes into the Atlantic Ocean. [2] Montreal is defined by its location in between the St. Lawrence river on its south, and by the Rivière des Prairies on its north.

  3. List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Montreal

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    This is a list of National Historic Sites (French: Lieux historiques nationaux) in Montreal, Quebec and surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal.. As of 2018, there are 61 National Historic Sites in this region, [1] of which four (Lachine Canal, Louis-Joseph Papineau, Sir George-Étienne Cartier and The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site) are administered by Parks Canada ...

  4. Landmarks of Montreal - Wikipedia

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    Green spaces that exist today are also not evenly distributed across the Montreal landscape. [16] There is a concentration of green spaces in the middle of the island –near the downtown core and surrounding neighbourhoods– but there exists a clear lack of parks available to the residents of the Eastern region of Montreal. [ 16 ]

  5. Montreal - Wikipedia

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    Montreal [a] is the largest city in the province of Quebec, ... The 21st century has brought with it a revival of the city's economic and cultural landscape.

  6. Island of Montreal - Wikipedia

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    Map of New France (Champlain, 1612). "Montreal" is visible on the map next to a mountain in the approximate location. A more precise map was drawn by Champlain in 1632. The first French name for the island was l'ille de Vilmenon, noted by Samuel de Champlain in a 1616 map, and derived from the sieur de Vilmenon, a patron of the founders of Quebec at the court of Louis XIII.

  7. Geography of Quebec - Wikipedia

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    Its landscape is low-lying and flat, except for isolated igneous outcrops near Montreal called the Monteregian Hills, formerly covered by the waters of Lake Champlain. The Oka hills also rise from the plain. Geologically, the lowlands formed as a rift valley about 100 million years ago and are prone to infrequent but significant earthquakes. [2]

  8. After visiting over 50 countries around the world, a few places truly stood out.. Some of my favorite major cities include New York City and London. I loved experiencing otherworldly beauty in ...

  9. Old Montreal - Wikipedia

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    Old Montreal (French: Vieux-Montréal, pronounced [vjø mɔ̃ʁeal]) is a historic neighbourhood within the municipality of Montreal in the province of Quebec, Canada.Home to the Old Port of Montreal, the neighbourhood is bordered on the west by McGill Street, on the north by Ruelle des Fortifications, on the east by rue Saint-André, and on the south by the Saint Lawrence River.