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The Champlain Valley is a region of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 around Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada ? United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec....
 in Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 and New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
. It is also the most heavily populated region in Vermont, broadly stretching eastward from the lake's shore to the spine of the Green Mountains
Green Mountains

The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range extends approximately 250 miles . The most notable mountains in the range include:...
. The state's largest city, Burlington
Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. With a population of 38,889 at the 2000 United States Census, the city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S....
 is located on the lake; the city's associated suburban communities encompass part of the central section of the valley
Burlington-South Burlington metropolitan area

The Burlington-South Burlington Metropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of three counties in northwestern Vermont, anchored by the cities of Burlington, Vermont and South Burlington, Vermont and containing four of Vermont's nine cities....
. Beyond urbanized Chittenden County
Chittenden County, Vermont

Chittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 146,571, making it the most populous county in the state....
, however, the valley's landscape is primarily open pasture and row crops, making the Champlain Valley the most productive agricultural region of Vermont.

The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of Clinton County
Clinton County, New York

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 79,894. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton ....
 and Essex County
Essex County, New York

Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 38,851. Its name is from the England county of Essex, England....
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The Champlain Valley is a region of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 around Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada ? United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec....
 in Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 and New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
. It is also the most heavily populated region in Vermont, broadly stretching eastward from the lake's shore to the spine of the Green Mountains
Green Mountains

The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range extends approximately 250 miles . The most notable mountains in the range include:...
. The state's largest city, Burlington
Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. With a population of 38,889 at the 2000 United States Census, the city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S....
 is located on the lake; the city's associated suburban communities encompass part of the central section of the valley
Burlington-South Burlington metropolitan area

The Burlington-South Burlington Metropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of three counties in northwestern Vermont, anchored by the cities of Burlington, Vermont and South Burlington, Vermont and containing four of Vermont's nine cities....
. Beyond urbanized Chittenden County
Chittenden County, Vermont

Chittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 146,571, making it the most populous county in the state....
, however, the valley's landscape is primarily open pasture and row crops, making the Champlain Valley the most productive agricultural region of Vermont.

The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of Clinton County
Clinton County, New York

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 79,894. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton ....
 and Essex County
Essex County, New York

Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 38,851. Its name is from the England county of Essex, England....
. Most of this area is part of the Adirondack Park, offering tremendous views of the High Peaks region and many recreational opportunities in the park and along the relatively undeveloped coast line of Lake Champlain. The city of Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh (city), New York

Plattsburgh is a city in and county seat of Clinton County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 18,816 at the United States Census, 2000....
 is to the north and the historic village of Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga, New York

Ticonderoga is a town in Essex County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 5,167 at the 2000 census. The name comes from the Mohawk language tekontar?:ken, meaning "it is at the junction of two waterways"....
 in the southern part of the region.

The Champlain Valley is among the northernmost valleys considered part of the Great Appalachian Valley
Great Appalachian Valley

The Great Valley, also called the Great Appalachian Valley or Great Valley Region, is one of the major landform features of eastern North America....
 reaching from Canada to Alabama.

Geology and physiography

The Champlain Valley is a physiographic section
Physiographic regions of the world

The physiographic regions of the world are a means of defining the Earth's landforms into distinct regions based upon Nevin Fenneman's classic three-tiered approach of divisions, provinces and sections, in 1916, which although they date from the mid 1910s, are still considered basically valid, and were the basis for similar classifications of...
 of the larger Saint Lawrence Valley
Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean....
 province, which in turn is part of the larger Appalachian
Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains or , often called the Appalachians, are a vast mountain range in eastern North America. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians....
 physiographic division.