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Adirondacks

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Adirondacks

Mountainous area in northeast New York State, rising to 1,629 m/5,344ft at Mount Marcy; the source of the Hudson and Ausable rivers. The Adirondacks region is named after an American Indian people; it is now a summer resort area with good sports facilities, and is noted for its beautiful scenery.

The Adirondacks area occupies about 25% of the state of New York, and more than 20,000 sq km/8,000 sq mi of it is a state park, Adirondack Park. Thickly wooded, the region offers beautiful scenery, with health resorts such as Saranac Lake, and sports facilities such as those at Lake Placid, where the 1932 and 1980 winter Olympic Games were held.

Geological features

The Adirondacks area is an extension into the USA of the region of Precambrian rocks (mainly metamorphic and igneous) known as the Canadian Shield. This forms a plateau (much eroded by glacial action) which averages 600 m/1,968 ft above sea level. Along the eastern border, close to Lake Champlain, iron-ore deposits were once mined.



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