Île aux Hérons
Île-aux-Hérons
45°25′N 73°35′W
Heron Island is a small island of approximately 129 acres in the Saint Lawrence River and part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The northern tip of the island is located in the Lachine rapids. It is one of "Saint-Laurent, Vision 2000" 37 protected sites.
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Terrain
45°25′N 73°35′W
Overview
Heron Island is a small island of approximately 129 acres in the Saint Lawrence River and part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The northern tip of the island is located in the Lachine rapids. It is one of "Saint-Laurent, Vision 2000" 37 protected sites. In 2002, Hydro Quebec donated the land to The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) which manages the site as a wildlife reserve.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Île des Soeurs4.6 km
- Island of Montreal14 km
- Île Jésus23 km
- Île Grosbois24 km
- Île Bizard26 km
- Sainte-Thérèse Island30 km
Also in Hochelaga Archipelago
Island of Montreal
470 km²▲ 233 m
Major islands
Île Jésus
243 km²▲ 82 m
Major islands
Île Perrot
40.8 km²▲ 82 m
Minor islands
Île Bizard
22.8 km²▲ 62 m
Minor islands
Sainte-Thérèse Island
5.9 km²▲ 31 m
Minor islands
Grande-Île
5.7 km²
Minor islands
Île des Soeurs
3.8 km²▲ 40 m
Minor islands
Île Grosbois
2.5 km²▲ 36 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Summary: The Lachine rapids in Montréal, Québec Author: Colocho Date: March 26th, 2006
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Shot of the St. Lawrence Rapids from the bank of the Des Rapids Park.
Aerial view of Heron Island (left) and Goat Island (right) (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Heron Island is home to the largest population of common hackberries (Celtis occidentalis) in all of Quebec.
Vue sur l'île aux Hérons, l'île aux Chèvres et le bassin de Laprairie depuis LaSalle Photo : Anne-Marie Dufour
Vue sur les rapides de Lachine et l'île aux Hérons depuis parc des Rapides (Lachine, Montréal) Photo : Anne-Marie Dufour
vue aérienne des rapides de Lachine sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent
rapides de Lachine Saint Laurent près de Montreal
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Rapides de Lachine. No machine-readable author provided. Colocho assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5
- Montréal - Parc des Rapides - Février 2025 - Vue du fleuve Saint-Laurent 2. Breaknet2025 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vue aérienne de l'île aux Hérons et de l'île aux Chèvres (Montréal, Québec, Canada). Maxime Laterreur / CC BY 4.0
- Vue sur l'île aux Hérons, l'île aux Chèvres et le bassin de Laprairie. Parcours riverain - Ville de Montréal / CC BY 2.0
- Vue sur les rapides de Lachine depuis le parc des Rapides. Parcours riverain - Ville de Montréal / CC BY 2.0
- Vue aerienne des rapides du saint laurent. Abxbay / Public domain
- Ile aux Chevres et ile aux Herons. Jeangagnon / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rapides de Lachine 4. Abxbay / Public domain