Champlain Valley

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Champlain (Lake Champlain) +‎ valley. Named after the lake, and thence after Samuel de Champlain, French explorer. From French Champlain.

Proper noun[edit]

Champlain Valley

  1. A north-south running valley surrounding Lake Champlain, in upstate New York State, Vermont and southern Quebec, spanning the United States and Canada, mostly lying within the U.S.; separating the Adirondacks from the Green Mountains and Appalachians.

See also[edit]

  • Hudson Valley (the valley running south of the Champlain Valley, around the Hudson River)
  • Richelieu Valley (the valley running north of the Champlain Valley, around the Richelieu River)
  • Mohawk Valley (the valley running west from the southern end of the Champlain Valley, containing the Erie Canal)