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	Montmorency Falls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The falls, at 83 metres (272 ft.) high, are the highest in the province of Quebec and 30 m (98 ft.) higher than Niagara Falls.
		The falls are at the mouth of the Rivière Montmorency where it drops over the cliff shore into the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the western end of the Île d'Orleans.
		Each year, a few kilometers North of the falls, one of the largest ice sculptures in the world is erected in January (later to melt in April) in the form of an 85 bed ice hotel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Montmorency_Falls (336 words)

	Montmorency Falls -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Montmorency Falls are located about 10 km east of (The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River) Quebec City, (The largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British) Quebec.
		The falls, at 83 metres (272 ft.) high, are the highest in the province of Quebec and 30 m (98 ft.) higher than (A city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort) Niagara Falls.
		Each year, a few kilometers North of the falls, one of the largest (additional info and facts about Ice sculpture) Ice sculptures in the world is erected in January (later to melt in April) in the form of an 85 bed ice hotel.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/montmorency_falls.htm (408 words)

	Montmorency Falls - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Montmorency Falls are located about 10 km east of Quebec City, Quebec.
		A suspension bridge over the crest of falls provides access to both sides of the park as well as a spectacular view.
		The caption displayed for this image was "Etching of the falls in the wintertime by James Peachey, National Archives of Canada".
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Montmorency_Falls (402 words)

	Montmorency River - Quebec History
		rises in Snow lake, Montmorency county, Quebec, and enters the St. Lawrence 8 miles north-east of the city of Quebec, by the Montmorency falls.
		The falls and river were in 1603 named by Champlain after the Duc de Montmorency (1595-1632), a French marshal and viceroy of New France.
		At the foot of the falls are several large saw-mills and factories.
	www2.marianopolis.edu /quebechistory/encyclopedia/MontmorencyRiver-QuebecHistory.htm (181 words)

	Montmorency Falls
		Montmorency Falls from near the base of the falls.
		While the falls don’t quite match the hype surrounding them, they are a pleasant place to spend an hour or two.
		The park surrounding the falls has two entrances: one on the east side of the falls and one on the west side.
	www.geocities.com /thetropics/cabana/3953/99/mfalls.html (554 words)

	Montmorency Falls -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The falls extend for 60 miles (100 km) along a curve of the river between Ubundu and Kisangani.
		The total fall in the river's elevation is about 200 feet (60 m), and the seventh and largest cataract is 800 yards (730 m) wide.
		The falls are on the Niagara River, which flows between the United States and Canada from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9053561?tocId=9053561 (836 words)

	Encyclopedia: Montmorency Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		New France (French: la Nouvelle-France) describes the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 to the cession of New France to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763.
		The caption displayed for this image was "Etching of the falls in the wintertime by James Peachey".
		Montmorency Falls A dramatic site, Montmorency Falls near Quebec City was a favourite visiting spot for travellers and for British officers and their lady friends.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Montmorency-Falls (924 words)

	Montmorency Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Montmorency Falls are located about 10 km east of Quebec City at the mouth of the Rivière Montmorency, just in front of the Island of Orleans.
		The falls were named by Samuel de Champlain in 1613 after Henri II, duc de Montmorency who served as viceroy of New France from 1620 to 1625.
		The falls are 76 metres high, the highest in the province and 27 metres higher than Niagara Falls.
	www.rtsq.qc.ca /quebec/dc012.htm (104 words)

	THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MANOIR MONTMORENCY: REFLECTIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF AUTHENTICITY
		Governor Haldimand's summer residence by the Montmorency Falls was, however, the first such building to be built in the northern part of the former New France.
		Patterson, however, chose not to live in the house by the falls and it was left in a semi-abandoned state.
		The Manoir Montmorency was to be restored and converted from a hotel to a centre for meetings and receptions.
	www.icomos.org /icomosca/bulletin/vol3_no3_mendel_e.html (3106 words)

	Quebec - Montmorency Falls, Ile d'Orleans and the Cote de Beaupre
		Highway #40 is the quickest route to Montmorency Falls, fifteen minutes east of the city.
		Montmorency is the largest of a number of significant waterfalls along the Beaupre coast.
		The falls are impressive, in their 272 foot drop from the top of the ridge into a deep bowl-shaped basin at river level.
	www.mestern.net /canada/quebec/montmorency (1154 words)

	Montmorency Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The falls, at 83 metres (272 ft.) high,are the highest in the province of Quebec and 30 m (98 ft.) higher than Niagara Falls.
		The falls are at the mouth of the Rivière Montmorency whereit drops over the cliff shore into the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the western end of the Île d'Orleans.
		A suspensionbridge over the crest of falls provides access to both sides of the park as well as a spectacular view.
	www.therfcc.org /montmorency-falls-237641.html (241 words)

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		At the end of the 18th century, the house became famous as the residence of the Duke of Kent, son of George III and father of Queen Victoria.
		At nearly one-and-a-half times the height of Niagara Falls, the Montmorency Falls flow at a rate that can reach 125,000 litres-per-second during the spring thaw.
		During the 19th century, the falls became a fashionable leisure area for the well-to-do of the region, who would arrive in horse-drawn carriages or sleighs.
	www.roadcompanion.ca /edito/mag/pages/_cumaghtm0004.asp?lang=ce&month=200404&magid=23117 (956 words)

	Quebec City Stops
		The metamorphic rocks exposed above Montmorency Falls mark the southeasternmost exposure of the Canadian Shield, the ancient crust of the Laurentian continent.
		The falls (FIG) are located on the Montmorency Fault, a sharp near vertical rupture that truncates the continental sequence (stops 1-3) above the falls.
		The Montmorency Fault may have formed as the Laurentian plate was bent and broken before descending into the subduction zone to the southeast (STAGE III).
	www.geosc.psu.edu /~dbr/Quebec/Stops%201-8.html (958 words)

	As Good As Being There: Wonders - Natural
		Niagara Falls - Niagara County, NY Niagara Falls is a group of massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River in eastern North America, on the border between the United States and Canada.
		The Falls comprise three separate waterfalls: Horseshoe Falls (sometimes called Canadian Falls), American Falls, and the smaller, adjacent Bridal Veil Falls.
		Niagara Falls is renowned for its beauty, and is both a valuable source of hydroelectric power and a challenging project for environmental preservation.
	outhouserag.typepad.com /asgoodasbeingthere/wonders_natural (996 words)

	Quebec City : Montmorency Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At 83m (272 ft.), the falls, named by Samuel de Champlain for his patron, the duke of Montmorency, are 30m (98 ft.) higher than Niagara -- a boast no visitor is spared.
		In winter, the plunging waters contribute to a particularly impressive sight: The freezing spray sent up by the falls builds a mountain of white ice at the base called the pain de sucre (sugarloaf), which sometimes grows as high as 30m (98 ft.).
		On summer nights the falls are illuminated, and toward the end of July and into August, there is an international fireworks competition overhead, Les Grands Feux Loto-Québec.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=142&catID=0142020484 (384 words)

	USATODAY.com - Montmorency Falls, Ile d'Orleans offer a different view of Quebec City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In addition to the cafes, cannons and colorful streetscapes of Vieux Quebec, we took in nearby Montmorency Falls, which rise nearly 100 feet higher than Niagara Falls, and also spent a day on Ile d'Orleans, a jewel of an island dotted with picturesque farmhouses.
		Montmorency Falls: Seven miles east of Quebec City via Autoroute 440.
		We took a cable car ride up to the falls, which are 272 feet high.
	usatoday.com /travel/destinations/2004-06-14-quebec-city_x.htm?... (1354 words)

	CANYONING QUEBEC - Montmorency Falls, Sainte-Anne Canyon, Bee Museum, canyoning Quebec, Bee Museum. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		CANYONING QUEBEC - Montmorency Falls, Sainte-Anne Canyon, Bee Museum, canyoning Quebec, Bee Museum.
		83 meters high (30 meters high than the Niagara Falls), the Montmorency Falls is part of the historic park.
		There is a tram giving access to the Montmorency Manor with its restaurant, banquet halls and boutiques.
	www.chmsa.com /visite1an.aspx (168 words)

	Montmorency Montmorency County Michigan, Information And Links About Montmorency County Businesses Map Govern
		Montmorency County is located in the Wooden pallets and rough lumber.
		Montmorency, Eleanor Updale, Scholastic Press the underground labyrinth that lies beneath London - and Montmorency - fashionable, wealthy gentleman funny moments - particularly those involving Montmorency adjusting to life as a.
		(Montmorency Falls) he Montmorency Falls, cascading 83 meters down to the river below (30 metres more than Niagara Falls), are situated on a historical site of natural beauty in the Parc de la Chute-Montmorency.
	www.99hosted.com /names13080.html (332 words)

	KW's pages
		At this point the water of the Montmorency river splashes down a height claimed to be 83 meters, just about 30 meters higher than Niagara falls.
		If you somehow need to get back to the top of the falls, let's say because you parked your car there or you have to take the bus there, keep in mind that this stairway is just about 487 steps...
		When I got to the base of the falls, this was one of the views there to enjoy: a small rainbow crossed the basin.
	users.skynet.be /bs241060/KW/chute.html (1156 words)

	boldts.net - album - Montmorency Falls
		Where the Montmorency River meets the St. Lawrence, 10km east of Québec City, the water first has to fall over a cliff at the edge of the Canadian Shield.
		The 76m cascade is 22m higher than the falls at Niagara.
		The river was named by Champlain in 1613 after Henri II, duc de Montmorency, governor of Languedoc and admiral of France, who served as viceroy of New France from 1620 to 1625.
	www.boldts.net /album/QuebecCity.Montmorency-Falls.shtml (114 words)

	Archiseek - Ideas Competition for the Montmorency Falls area
		A new ideas competition called "Perspective Littoral" centres on urban design and redevelopment challenges along the riverfront from Montmorency falls to the old St. Lawrence cement plant.
		By initiating the international competition for new ideas for the development of the Montmorency Falls area, Quebec City wishes to undertake a reflection on the future of the city's eastern riverfront.
		The City and its partners hope that proposals received will not only serve to revitalize this under-utilized and isolated area at the foot of the Montmorency Falls but also to provide direction for the overall revitalization of Quebec's eastern riverfront.
	www.archiseek.com /content/showthread.php?s=3e557ab24827071fa851fd86dbad9799&threadid=2839 (359 words)

	Montmorency Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The falls are quite high and were named by Samuel de Champlain in 1613 after Henri II, duc de Montmorency who served as viceroy of New France from 1620 to 1625.
		A visit by Franco-Americans to the Montmorency Falls usually accompanied a religious pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Anne-de-Beaupré, located nearby.
		Sadly, following a battle at Montmorency Falls in 1759, the commanding officer came to visit the maiden to break the sad news about how her beloved lost his life on the battleground.
	www.mainewriter.com /articles/Montmorency-Falls.htm (527 words)

	FamilyFun: Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada
		After a dramatic 5-minute cable-car ride to the top of the falls, we crossed the river on a footbridge (it's safely anchored in bedrock) and thrilled at the views of the thundering, gushing water below.
		Once across, we followed a trail to a pretty park, bought ice-cream cones at a stand, and began the long, steep descent down steps leading to a platform facing the base of the falls.
		If it's a warm, sunny day and the kids want to cool off, they can get wet from the spray (several kids were wearing swimsuits, and Lia wished she had worn hers, too).
	familyfun.go.com /family-travel/places/feature/famf98quebec/famf98quebec4.html (216 words)

	Les Grands Feux Loto-Québec - The Experience (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Well designed and easy to get to, Montmorency Falls Park is only ten minutes from Québec City downtown.
		Fireworks firms and spectators alike agree that Montmorency Falls Park is the ideal venue for this dazzling event.
		Imagine a majestic natural amphitheater formed by a thundering wall of water that tumbles 272 feet into a basin enclosed by the rocky walls of the Côte-de-Beaupré plateau.
	www.lesgrandsfeux.com /en/experience/index.php (127 words)

	Montmorency on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Anne de Montmorency: great master, great survivor: Glenn Richardson explores the talents and fortune of the 16th-century French courtier who served five kings.(Column)
		L'entrée de la Villa Montmorency à Paris (XVIe) Les enquêteurs privilégient une affaire d'ordre privé dans l'enquête sur l.
		L'entrée de la Villa Montmorency à Paris (XVIe) Les enquêteurs privilégiaient lundi une vengeance d'ordre privé dans l'aff.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MontmorR1.asp (443 words)

	Montmorency Falls near Quebec, Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Montmorency Falls was my first waterfall photo (way back in 1986).
		The 83-meter high falls (270 feet) are 30 meters (98 feet) higher than Niagara Falls.
		Click here for more info on Montmorency Park.
	www.alleneasler.com /montmorency.html (58 words)

	TrekEarth \| Ice climbing Photo
		The Montmorency Falls, cascading 83 metres down to the river below (30 metres more than Niagara Falls) is one of the great places to try this.
		It certainly captures both the splendour of the falls and the steepness of the cliffs.
		The Montmorency falls is certainely one of the most beautiful ice climbing site arround Québec.
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/North_America/photo22576.htm (873 words)

	DrTopo > Quebec > Montmorency Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		They are incomplete and will stay like that until the summer unless somebody helps me. If you want I can send you the file in Illustrator and you just type in the missing datas (which has to be your own).
		The Montmorency Falls is the best place to learn and begin ice climbing or for a simple and quick climb out of town.
		On the east of Quebec city, the Falls is on the side of the St-Laurence River and near the bridge to Ile d'Orléans.
	www.drtopo.com /quebec/momo_e.html (102 words)

	GORP - Ice Climbing in Quebec City - Urbanity on Ice
		Montmorency Falls plunge 105 meters (344 feet) off a ledge where the Montmorency River meets the St. Lawrence.
		So picturesque, in fact, that a fancy restaurant Le Manoir Montmorency and a footbridge across the falls themselves have been built on the top, and are accessible to the less adventurous by a ski lift-style tram.
		We march across the frozen parking lot, Claude pulling a plastic sledge piled high with equipment-stuffed duffel bags, and follow a snowy path that humps across a railroad track, passes an electric company substation, runs down a short ice-covered road, and then shadows the cliff.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/canada/quebec/iceclimb_quebec.htm (533 words)

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