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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Montreal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | Montreal is situated in the southwestern corner of the province of Quebec, approximately 270 kilometres (168 miles) southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometres (118 mi) east of Ottawa, the federal capital, and 539 kilometres (335 mi) northeast of Toronto. |
 | | Montreal is surrounded by the St. Lawrence river on its south side, and by the Rivière des Prairies on the north. |
 | | Montreal is located at 45°30 N / -73°36 W. It is the largest city in Quebec and the second largest in Canada, with a metropolitan population of 3,359,000. |
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