Nuns' Island

Nuns' Island (officially Île des Sœurs) is an island that forms a part of the city of Montreal, Quebec. It is part of the borough of Verdun. The 3.74 km² island is part of the Hochelaga Archipelago in the St. Lawrence River. It is located immediately southwest of the Island of Montreal, from which it is separated by a narrow channel, and north of the La Prairie Basin. The Décarie Expressway (Aut. 15) runs through Nuns' Island, connecting it to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River via the Champlain Bridge and to the Island of Montreal via the Pont de l'Île-des-Sœurs, part of the Champlain Bridge complex. The Clément Bridge connects the island with the Bonaventure Expressway (Aut. 10). Although the island is just a few miles from...