Island of Montreal

Coordinates: 45°30′01″N 73°38′47″W / 45.50028°N 73.64639°W / 45.50028; -73.64639
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"Montreal Island" redirects here. For the island in Nunavut, see Montreal Island (Nunavut).
For the city, see Montreal.

Island of Montréal
2021
)
Pop. density4,022.3/km2 (10417.7/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsmultiracial (200 ethnic groups)

The Island of Montreal (

Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.[2][3]

Name

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

Louis XIII. However, by 1632 Champlain referred to the Isle de Mont-real in another map. The island derived its name from Mount Royal (French Mont Royal, then pronounced [mɔ̃ ʁwajal]
), and gradually spread its name to the town, which had originally been called Ville-Marie.

In

Great Lakes
.

Physical geography

The island is approximately 50 km (31 mi) long and 16 km (9.9 mi) wide at its widest point, and has a shoreline of 266 km (165 mi). It is the second largest island in the

Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The Island of Montreal is the largest island in the Hochelaga Archipelago
, which is formed by the confluence of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers.

The Island of Montreal is a boomerang-shaped island, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago.

Near the Ottawa shore at the western end of island, the Ottawa River widens into

Lac des Deux-Montagnes. A natural watercourse there, between the island and Île Perrot, has been improved by the island's Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal. These waterways, connecting Lac des Deux-Montagnes with Lake Saint-Louis
, constitute one of the places where the Ottawa flows into the St. Lawrence.

North of the island's western end, Lac des Deux-Montagnes flows into Rivière des Prairies, still part of the Ottawa. The Prairies separates the island from the other major part of the Hochelaga Archipelago including Île Bizard and Île Jésus. After coursing about 55 km (34 mi), the Prairie, at the northeastern tip of the island, joins the St. Lawrence.

The St. Lawrence coast of the island faces a variable waterway. In the southwest, the St. Lawrence River widens into Lake Saint-Louis as it approaches the island. Around a southern point near the center of the island, the St. Lawrence narrows into the

Quebec City and the Atlantic Ocean. The Lachine Canal on the island bypasses this complex part of the river. Neighboring islands in the St. Lawrence include Saint Helen's Island, Notre Dame Island, and Nuns' Island
.

Verdun
.

Most of the bedrock of the island consists of

extinct volcano, contrary to popular belief). This short mountain (elevation 233 metres (764 feet) is a member of, and gives its name to, the Monteregian Hills
.

Human geography

The island of Montreal is the major component of the territory of the city of

Montréal. The area of the Urban agglomeration of Montreal, which includes the Island of Montreal and several other smaller islands, is 499 km2 (193 sq mi).).[6]

The

Champlain Bridge and the Jacques Cartier Bridge together accommodate 101 million vehicle crossings a year.[7]

Municipalities

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Montreal
Island of Montreal: Population by year
1876 1890 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011
est. 120,000[8] est. 200,000[8] 1,003,868[9] 1,116,800[9] 1,320,232[9] 1,747,696[10] 1,959,180[10] 1,760,122[10] 1,775,871[10] 1,775,846[11]
 1,812,723[12]
 1,854,442[12] 1,886,481[13]

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Montreal

The island of Montreal is a hub for the Québec autoroute system, and is served by Québec autoroutes A-10 (known as the Bonaventure Expressway on the island of Montreal), A-15 (aka the Decarie Expressway south of the A-40 and the Laurentian autoroute to the north of it), A-13 (aka autoroute Chomedey), A-20, A-25, A-40 (part of the Trans-Canada Highway system, and known as "The Metropolitan" or simply "The Met" in its elevated mid-town section), A-520, and R-136 (aka the Ville-Marie autoroute). Many of these autoroutes are frequently congested at rush hour. However, in recent years, the government has acknowledged this problem and is working on long-term solutions to alleviate the congestion. One such example is the extension of Quebec Autoroute 30 on Montreal's south shore, which will serve as a bypass. Today's existing highways have been planned in the 1960s as part of a grid like transport system.

Notably, turning

right on red on the island is prohibited, and signage at entry points to the island indicates as such.[14]

Language demographics of the municipalities of the Island of Montreal. In blue, the municipalities where the main language is French; in pink, the municipalities where the most used language is English

See also

Note

  1. ^ Although technically an island itself, Dorval Island is one of the 16 municipalities that makes up the island of Montreal.

References

  1. ^ "Montréal Island".
  2. ^ nationsonline.org, klaus kästle. "Google Map of the City of Montréal – Nations Online Project". Nationsonline.org. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 2008-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic). "Learn about the Land and Peoples of Tiohtià:ke/ Montreal". Indigenous Initiatives. McGill University. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ ""Following Rivière St. Pierre". Author Andrew Emond". Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  6. ^ [2] Archived 2006-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Jacques Cartier Bridge: 43 million Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback Machine + Champlain Bridge: 58 million Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b Aljaska en de Canada-spoorweg by Anonymous (in Dutch).
  9. ^ a b c "Vol. 1 – Table 2". 1951 Canadian Census. University of Toronto. Archived from the original (XLS) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  10. ^ a b c d "Statistical Tables – Religion". Statistics Canada Census. Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  11. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data". Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  12. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 13 March 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  13. Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada
    . 2012-07-30. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Turning Right at a Red Light". Gouvernement du Québec/Government of Quebec. January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.

Further reading

External links
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