Champlain Valley

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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

• 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)