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Vermont Geography
Vermont
Geography, Vermont Facts
About half of Alabama
Vermont is nicknamed the Green Mountain State because of
the Green Mountains that run through the middle of the state. Mount Mansfield is
the tallest mountain in Vermont, at 4,235 feet. As mountain ranges go, the Green
Mountains are very old, and have been sculpted to their present form during
several ice ages. Granite, marble, slate asbestos and talc have all been mined
from the range. Vermont's Lake Champlain is the sixth largest body of fresh
water in the United States. Seventy-seven percent of Vermont is still forests.
In comparison with most states, Vermont is small in total area. Still, Vermont
is the second largest state in New England after Maine, just a few hundred
square miles larger than New Hampshire. The Green Mountain State is bordered by
Canada, New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. It is 157.4 miles in length,
90.3 miles wide at the Canadian border, and 41.6 miles along the Massachusetts
border. The Connecticut River forms the eastern boundary, while the western
boundary runs down the middle of Lake Champlain for more than half of its
length.
Vermont has 223 mountains over 2,000 feet in elevation. The mountainous areas of
the state are primarily forested. In fact, although Vermont was virtually
clear-cut of timber during the late 19th century, more than 75 percent of the
state's total area is now forest. Below the mountains and rolling hills are the
fertile valleys that support an extensive dairy industry.
Geography Information from
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