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May 21, 2024 · New York, nicknamed the Empire State, is located in the northeastern US along the Atlantic. It borders five states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. It also borders the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, which the Saint Lawrence River partly separates.
New York, sometimes called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States. One of the Mid-Atlantic states, it borders the Atlantic Ocean, New England, Canada and the Great Lakes. With almost 19.6 million residents, it is the fourth-most populous state in the United States and eighth-most densely populated as of 2023.
Location of New York in the United States. New York is located in the northeastern United States, in the Mid-Atlantic Census Bureau division. New York covers an area of 54,556 square miles (141,299 km 2) making it the 27th largest state by total area (but 30th by land area).
New York, often called New York City or simply NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs , each of which is coextensive with a respective county .
New York is 330 miles long and 283 miles wide. New York covers 54,475 square miles. In size, New York ranks 27th compared with the other 50 states. Major rivers include the Hudson, the Mohawk and the Genessee. Major lakes include Ontario, Erie, Champlain and George.
The Southern Tier of New York State is the geographical region that includes the counties of New York State west of the Catskill Mountains and along the northern border of Pennsylvania.
Read on for a journey through New York's geological time and how it has shaped the features it is most famous for today: the Adirondacks, the Catskills, Niagara Falls, the Finger Lakes, and the bedrock of New York City.
