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Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain (French Lac Champlain), lake in eastern North America, in the United States and Canada. The lake straddles part of the boundary between New York State and Vermont and extends about 10 km (about 6 mi) into Québec Province. The fourth largest freshwater lake in the U.S., it has an area of 1,100 sq km (430 sq mi) and is 201 km (125 mi) long. The Champlain Canal, a part of the New York State Canal System, links the lake with the Hudson River. Lake Champlain also is connected with the St. Lawrence River, in Québec, by the Richelieu River and the Chambly Canal. The lake has numerous islands, including Grande Isle, Isle La Motte, and Valcour Island.

Located in a picturesque valley between the Adirondack and Green mountains, Lake Champlain has many summer and winter resorts. The principal cities on the lakeshore are Burlington, Vermont, and Plattsburgh and Crown Point, New York.

The first European to visit the lake was Samuel de Champlain, in 1609. Important land battles of the French and Indian War and the American Revolution were fought at Crown Point and Ticonderoga, and an early naval encounter of the Revolution occurred near Valcour Island. The battle of Lake Champlain - During the War of 1812 the Americans defeated (September 14, 1814) the British in a decisive naval engagement near Plattsburgh.

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