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Montreal Island

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Geography
Location	Northern Canada
Coordinates	67°49′N 096°05′W / 67.817°N 96.083°W / 67.817; -96.083 (Montreal Island)
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Ethnic groups	Inuit

Montreal Island is located in Chantrey Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. The island has an area of 25 km² (9.7 sq mi) and a perimeter of 31 km (19 mi).

Sir George Back visited the island in 1834 after descending the river which now bears his name. He left a cache of supplies on the island, which was found in 1839 on a later arctic expedition by Thomas Simpson. Around 1850 some survivors of Franklin's lost expedition probably reached the island. In 1855 Anderson and Stewart descended the Back River, crossed to the island and found Franklin relics.