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Montmorency Falls

Montmorency Falls


Location (address): Canada, Quebec
Longitude: -71° 8' 51"
Latitude: 46° 53' 27"
Date: 2008 August 23, 13:02
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The Montmorency Falls form a large waterfall in Quebec, Canada, located near Quebec City. The falls, at 83 meters (272 ft.) high, are the highest in the province of Quebec and 30 m (98 ft.) higher than Niagara Falls. The basin at the foot of the falls is 17 m (56 ft.) deep. The falls are at the mouth of the Montmorency River where it drops over the cliff shore into the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the western end of the Île d'Orleans. The falls were given this name in 1613 by Samuel de Champlain. He named them in honour of Henri II, duc de Montmorency, who served as viceroy of New France from 1620 until 1625.
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