Île Notre-Dame
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| Waters | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 30 ′ N , 73 ° 32 ′ W | |
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The Île Notre-Dame is an artificial river island in the Saint Lawrence River in the Canadian province of Québec . It was created in 1965 from the excavation of the Montreal Metro and two years later it was part of the exhibition grounds of Expo 67 . Together with the neighboring Île Sainte-Hélène , it forms the Parc Jean-Drapeau .
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The island, which belongs to the Hochelaga archipelago, is around six kilometers long and up to 600 meters wide. The Chenal Le Moyne, a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River, separates the Île Notre-Dame from the Île Sainte-Hélène; the canal of the St. Lawrence Seaway forms the boundary to the neighboring Longueuil . The name of the island is reminiscent of the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal , under whose direction the Fort Ville-Marie was built, from which the city of Montreal developed.
In 1963, the city was awarded the contract to host the World Exhibition Expo 67 and designated Île Sainte-Hélène as the center of the exhibition grounds. In order to create even more space for the numerous structures and pavilions, the excavated material - several million tons of rock and earth - was added to the metro, which was then under construction, in the St. Lawrence River. The area had previously been a mudflat .
In 1975 most of the buildings on the island gave way to the regatta course for the rowing and canoeing competitions of the 1976 Summer Olympics . In 1980 the island hosted the Floralies horticultural exhibition . The pavilions of France, Québec, Jamaica, Canada and Tunisia were preserved. The French pavilion now houses the Casino de Montréal , Canada's largest casino. On the island is the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve , an automobile race track that has hosted the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix since 1978 .
The Île Notre-Dame can be reached via the Pont Jacques-Cartier , Pont Victoria and Pont des Îles bridges .
Web links
- Parc Jean-Drapeau: English , French
- Île Notre-Dame during Expo 67
Individual evidence
- ^ Île Notre-Dame , Commission de toponymie du Québec
- ^ Frequently asked questions , Parc Jean-Drapeau
Venues for the 1976 Summer Olympics
