<P> Montreal is in the southwest of the province of Quebec . The city covers most of the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers . The port of Montreal lies at one end of the Saint Lawrence Seaway , the river gateway that stretches from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic . Montreal is defined by its location between the Saint Lawrence river to its south and the Rivière des Prairies to its north . The city is named after the most prominent geographical feature on the island , a three - head hill called Mount Royal , topped at 232 metres ( 761 feet ) above sea level . </P>
<P> Montreal is in the southwest of the province of Quebec . The city covers most of the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers . The port of Montreal lies at one end of the Saint Lawrence Seaway , the river gateway that stretches from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic . Montreal is defined by its location between the Saint Lawrence river to its south and the Rivière des Prairies to its north . The city is named after the most prominent geographical feature on the island , a three - head hill called Mount Royal , topped at 232 metres ( 761 feet ) above sea level . </P>
montreal is situated on the bank of which river
montreal is situated on the bank of which river
the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers
the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers