Champlain Valley
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]- 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)