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Lake Champlain in Burlington Harbor during sunset on May 27, 2012. Lake Champlain is in the Lake Champlain Valley between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains of New York, drained northward by the 106-mile-long (171 km) Richelieu River into the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, northeast and downstream of Montreal.
Basic layout of the lakes. The landmark consist of three artificial lakes, which are divided into five basins: Sankt Jørgens Sø (English: Saint George's Lake) is made of two basins (south and north) with the southernmost point at the Tycho Brahe Planetarium and northernmost point at Gyldenløvesgade (a continuation of H. C. Andersens Boulevard which passes City Hall Square).
Champlain Canal: Extends from Cohoes to Whitehall, featuring 11 locks (numbered 1 to 12, with no lock 10). Lake Champlain and Richelieu River: From Whitehall, New York, to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Chambly Canal: Provides a bypass for rapids on the Richelieu River, extending from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Chambly, Quebec, with 9 locks.
Schuyler Island, also known as Schuyler ' s Island or Whitney Island, [2] is a 161-acre (0.65 km 2) [1]: 6 uninhabited island in Lake Champlain.It is a part of the Town of Chesterfield in Essex County, New York, located between Port Kent, New York and Willsboro Bay, opposite Burlington, Vermont.
The Chimney Point peninsula is bounded by Lake Champlain and Hospital Creek. At its narrowest, Lake Champlain is about .3 miles (0.48 km) across at Chimney Point. The Lake Champlain Bridge is one of only two bridges across the lake in its length of 125 miles (201 km). The spot is a favorite with anglers.
The Chazy Fossil Reef National Natural Landmark includes three islands in Lake Champlain.Included within the designated area are two preserves on Vermont's Isle La Motte; the 20-acre (8.1 ha) Fisk Quarry Preserve and the 83-acre (34 ha) Goodsell Ridge Preserve are both open to the public and managed by the Isle La Motte Preservation Trust. [2]