Hochelaga Archipelago

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The Hochelaga Archipelago, also known as the Montreal Islands (French: archipel d'Hochelaga), is a group of 234 islands at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in the southwest part of the province of Quebec in Canada.

The largest island in the archipelago is the Island of Montreal, which is the main portion of the City of Montreal. The city also has jurisdiction over 74 smaller islands in the archipelago, most notably Île Bizard, Île Dorval, Île Notre-Dame, Saint Helen's Island, and Nuns' Island.

The second-largest island in the archipelago is Île Jésus, which along with the Îles Laval and several smaller islands makes up the city of Laval.

Other islands include the Îles de Boucherville and Île Perrot.

The archipelago takes its name from Hochelega, an Iroquois settlement on Island of Montreal that was later settled by the French, growing to become the modern city of Montreal.