AbstractsGeography &GIS
The impact of the St. Lawrence Seaway on the port of Montreal.
| Institution: | McGill University |
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| Department: | Department of Geography. |
| Degree: | MA. |
| Year: | 1963 |
| Keywords: | Geography. |
| Record ID: | 1524316 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile115251.pdf |
Abstract
1959, the year of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, marked the end of an era for the port of Montreal. For the first time in the history of navigation on the St. Lawrence River large ocean vessels gained access to the Great Lakes, and the port of Montreal was no longer the head of ocean navigation for large ocean ships. This study analyses the impact of these recent changes on the port of Montreal, and examines the new role of the port in changed patterns of navigation on the St. Lawrence River. It is a study of one of the most dynamic and important periods in the history of the port of Montreal. It is still too early to attempt to discover the full impact of the Seaway on the port of Montreal.
