l'Île Dowker | |
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Geography | |
Location | Saint Lawrence River |
Coordinates | 45°24′10″N 73°53′40″W / 45.40278°N 73.89444°W |
Archipelago | Hochelaga Archipelago |
Area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Width | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Province | Quebec |
City | Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |
Dowker Island is an uninhabited island in Lake Saint Louis, a widening of the Saint Lawrence River south of Montreal Island, Quebec. It is in the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot[1] which intends to preserve its natural state.[2]
The island is about a kilometre in length and breadth. Its surface geology is undifferentiated till deposits.[3] It is low-lying, mostly in a 100-year flood area,[4] and contains a muskrat habitat.[5]