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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.
Français : Carte topographique des Provinces Maritimes du Canada. Projection conique conforme de Lambert ; système géodétique WGS84. Méridien central: 65° O; Parallèle de référence : 45° N; Second parallèle de référence: 48° N; Latitude d'origine : 43° N; Limites géographiques de la carte : Nord : 49.333333; Ouest : -71; Sud ...
Jean Drapeau Park (formerly called Parc des Îles) is the third-largest park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Notre Dame Island, situated off the shore of Old Montreal in the Saint Lawrence River. The islands were the site of the Expo 67 World's Fair. Notre Dame Island was ...
Canada has a vast geography that occupies much of the continent of North America, sharing a land border with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. [1]
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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 22:27, 12 September 2009: 1,563 × 999 (156 KB): Adqproductions {{Information |Description=Localisation de la ville sur l'île de Montréal |Source=travail personnel |Date= |Author=Chicoutimi |Permission=Own work, all rights released (Public domain) |other_versions= }} {{PD-self}} Category:Île de Montréal
The most populous region is the Saint Lawrence River valley in the south, where the capital, Quebec City, and the largest city, Montreal, are situated. North of Montreal are the Laurentian Mountains, a range of ancient mountains, and to the east are the Appalachian Mountains which extends into the Eastern Townships and Gaspésie regions.
Saint Helen's Island (French: Île Sainte-Hélène) is an island in the Saint Lawrence River, in the territory of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It forms part of the Hochelaga Archipelago . It is situated immediately offshore from Old Montreal on the southeastern side of the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, and is part of the ...