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Hochelaga Archipelago

Hochelaga Archipelago
Native name:
Archipel d'Hochelaga
Map of the Hochelaga Archipelago
Map
Geography
LocationSaint Lawrence River
Coordinates45°32′58″N 73°39′02″W / 45.54944°N 73.65056°W / 45.54944; -73.65056
Total islands234
Major islandsÎle de Montréal, Île Jésus, Île Perrot, Île Bizard
Highest elevation234 m (768 ft)
Highest pointMount Royal (Island of Montreal)
Administration
Canada
ProvinceQuebec
CityMontreal
Additional information
Discovered in 1535 by Jacques Cartier
Dorval Island as painted by Frances Anne Hopkins, 1866.
Nuns' Island at dusk.
Small island near Saint-Eustache in the Rivière des Mille Îles.

The Hochelaga Archipelago (French: Archipel d'Hochelaga), also known as the Montreal Islands, is a group of islands at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers in the southwestern part of the province of Quebec, Canada.


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