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Map of continental North America with the state of New York shaded in green. The Erie Canal is shown as a red line cutting across the width of New York. The rest of the continent is shown in light beige with the oceans around it in a darker shade of peanut brown.

Extended Description

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor connects the northern tip of Lake Erie to the eastern border of New York State. A black dot at the southern tip of New York represents New York City.

Three rivers are shown on the map. The St. Lawrence River is the northernmost, and it forms part of New York’s northwest border. The Ohio River ripples from just south of New York to meet the Mississippi River about halfway along the latter’s length. The Mississippi River continues into the Gulf of America.