FINGERLAKES
Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes are a pattern of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York in the United States. This region is defined as a bioregion. They are a popular tourist destination. The lakes are long and narrow, and are oriented roughly on a north-south axis. The two longest, Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake, are among the deepest in America. Both are close to 40 miles from end to end, and never more than 3.5 miles wide. Cayuga is the longest and Seneca the largest in total area. Seneca is the deepest, followed by Cayuga, with their bottoms well below sea level. These largest lakes resemble the others in shape, which collectively reminded early map-makers of ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Finger Lakes
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