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The Island of Montreal (French: Île de Montréal) is a large island in southwestern Quebec, Canada, that is the site of a number of municipalities, including most of the city of Montreal, and is the most populous island in Canada.
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The island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers. Montreal is in the southwest of the province of Quebec. The city covers most of the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers.
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Kanien’kehá:ka Territory: Downtown and Macdonald Campuses, Island of Montreal Anishinabeg Territory: Campus Outaouais, Gatineau, Quebec Abenaki Territory: Gault Nature Reserve on Mount Saint Hillaire, Quebec Naskapi and Innu Territory: McGill Sub-Arctic Research Station in Schefferville, Quebec Inuit Territory: McGill Artic Research Station on Gris...
The Kanien'kéha Nation are recognized as the stewards of the land known as Tiohtià:ke or Montreal. The Haundenosaunee Confederacy, of which the Kanien'kéha Nation is a part, and the Anishinaabeg peoples have strong historical ties to the area. Visit "Montreal in Mohawk", a map of Tiohtià:ke tsi ionhwéntsare which was made by Karonhí:io Delaronde, a...
Learn about appropriate terminology to refer to Indigenous peoples within the context of Canada, including the differences between First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and more. For more information, visit the University of British Colombia's Indigenous Foundations website, which some of these definitions borrow from.
Indigenous Awareness Weeks offer students, staff and faculty the opportunity to learn about Indigenous issues and promote greater knowledge and understanding about Indigenous peoples in Canada. They take place in September of each year. Before reaching out to Indigenous communities for guidance or research initiatives, McGill encourages students, f...
- Plan at least three days to visit. If you’re splitting your time between Montréal and Québec City, leave more time for Montréal. There’s much more to see and eat, and some of the city's best moments involve hanging out on a terrasse or in a public park watching the world go by.
- Go in early summer or fall to escape the cold. Yes, Montréal gets really cold. In January and February, temperatures can drop to -40°C/F with the wind chill, and the city is blanketed in snow and slippery ice.
- Bike or metro around. I’ve driven in plenty of countries around the world, and I’d have to say driving in Montréal is one of the worst experiences behind the wheel.
- Don’t spend all your time downtown. Montréal is designed to stuff all the tourists into the Old Port and Downtown, but so much of the city’s magic is in its neighborhoods like Le Plateau, Mile End and St-Henri.
May 6, 2024 · We bet you guessed Montréal, and you’d be right. And not only is Montréal a bona fide island, it’s 1) the largest island in what’s called the Hochelaga Archipelago, which is comprised of 235 islands, and 2) the second most populated river island on the planet (behind Zhongshan in China).
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During the early 18th century, the name of the island came to be used as the name of the town. Two 1744 maps by Nicolas Bellin identified the island as Isle de Montréal and the town as Ville-Marie; but a 1726 map refers to the town as "la ville de Montréal".
Aug 4, 2020 · Montreal is an island surrounded by the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. Typically, Montreal is known for its ice-cold winters with temperatures below -30°C (-22 F). It is a lesser-known fact that Montreal becomes hot and humid in the summer, sometimes reaching beyond 30°C (86 F).
