The chenal de l'Île d'Orléans (''English: Orléans Island Channel'') is a channel of the

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, flowing in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. This channel is formed by the Île d'Orléans (length: ; width: ) which is bound to the southeast by the St. Lawrence River and to the northeast by the channel of Île d'Orléans. The surface of the Île d'Orléans channel is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. The main access roads are route 138 which runs along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and Chemin Royal which runs along the northwest shore of Île d'Orléans.

Geography

The Île d'Orléans channel begins opposite the crossroads where the Dufferin-Montmorency Expressway and the Félix-Leclerc Expressway meet, on the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River. Opposite, the municipality of Sainte-Pétronille administers the southwestern tip of Île d'Orléans. The width of the entrance to the channel measures . The course of the Île d'Orléans channel passes under the Île d'Orléans bridge. The mouth of the Île d'Orléans channel, which merges with the

, is located at Pointe aux Prêtres (north-west bank of the river) and Pointe Argentenay (end north of Île d'Orléans). The center of this confluence is located at: * North-east of the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River (Beaupré); * northwest of the southeast shore of the

; * North-east of the bridge connecting the

Île d'Orléans Île d'Orléans (; en, Island of Orleans) is an island located in the Saint Lawrence River about east of downtown Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was one of the first parts of the province to be colonized by the French, and a large percentage ...

to L'Ange-Gardien; * Southeast of downtown

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History

The toponym "Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, that is when it was created.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans"
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Geography

History

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See also