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Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake (/kəˈjuːɡə/, /keɪˈjuːɡə/ or /kaɪˈjuːɡə/) is a Finger Lake in central New York state. Spanning three counties - Cayuga, Seneca, and Tompkins - it is the longest, second largest (in surface area, marginally smaller than Seneca), and second largest in volume. It is just under 39 miles (63 km) long, with an average width of 1.7 miles (2.8 km), and is 3.5 mi wide (5.6 km) at its widest point, near Aurora. It is approximately 435 ft deep (133 m) at its deepest point, and has over 95 miles (153 km) of shoreline.
The lake is named after the indigenous Cayuga people.
The Cayuga, whose name translates to "People of the Great Swamp," are one of the founding members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois League. This alliance of Indigenous nations originally formed in what is now New York State. The Cayuga traditionally lived in the Finger Lakes region, specifically around Cayuga Lake. Their territory was situated between the lands of the Onondaga to the east and the Seneca to the west—two other nations within the Haudenosaunee alliance. Today, Cayuga descendants are part of several recognized communities.
The city of Ithaca, home to Ithaca College and Cornell University, is located at the southern end of Cayuga Lake.
On its northern tip lies the town of Seneca Falls, which was the site of the Seneca Falls Convention on women's rights, as well as the model for the town of Bedford Falls in which Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life was set. The Town of Seneca Falls comprises 25.3 square miles and is one of ten townships in Seneca County; it is also the county's largest community with approximately 8,650 residents.
Villages and settlements along the east shore of Cayuga Lake include Myers, King Ferry, Aurora, Levanna, Union Springs, and Cayuga. Settlements along the west shore of the lake include Sheldrake, Romulus, and Canoga.
The lake has two small islands, uninhabited Frontenac in the northeast near Union Springs, and Canoga in the northwest near the town of Canoga. This island has several camps and is inhabited during the summer months. The only other island in any of the Finger Lakes is Skenoh Island in Canandaigua Lake.
The lake has the steep east and west sides and shallow north and south ends typical of the glacially carved Finger Lakes, which date to the last Ice Age.
Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake (/kəˈjuːɡə/, /keɪˈjuːɡə/ or /kaɪˈjuːɡə/) is a Finger Lake in central New York state. Spanning three counties - Cayuga, Seneca, and Tompkins - it is the longest, second largest (in surface area, marginally smaller than Seneca), and second largest in volume. It is just under 39 miles (63 km) long, with an average width of 1.7 miles (2.8 km), and is 3.5 mi wide (5.6 km) at its widest point, near Aurora. It is approximately 435 ft deep (133 m) at its deepest point, and has over 95 miles (153 km) of shoreline.
The lake is named after the indigenous Cayuga people.
The Cayuga, whose name translates to "People of the Great Swamp," are one of the founding members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois League. This alliance of Indigenous nations originally formed in what is now New York State. The Cayuga traditionally lived in the Finger Lakes region, specifically around Cayuga Lake. Their territory was situated between the lands of the Onondaga to the east and the Seneca to the west—two other nations within the Haudenosaunee alliance. Today, Cayuga descendants are part of several recognized communities.
The city of Ithaca, home to Ithaca College and Cornell University, is located at the southern end of Cayuga Lake.
On its northern tip lies the town of Seneca Falls, which was the site of the Seneca Falls Convention on women's rights, as well as the model for the town of Bedford Falls in which Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life was set. The Town of Seneca Falls comprises 25.3 square miles and is one of ten townships in Seneca County; it is also the county's largest community with approximately 8,650 residents.
Villages and settlements along the east shore of Cayuga Lake include Myers, King Ferry, Aurora, Levanna, Union Springs, and Cayuga. Settlements along the west shore of the lake include Sheldrake, Romulus, and Canoga.
The lake has two small islands, uninhabited Frontenac in the northeast near Union Springs, and Canoga in the northwest near the town of Canoga. This island has several camps and is inhabited during the summer months. The only other island in any of the Finger Lakes is Skenoh Island in Canandaigua Lake.
The lake has the steep east and west sides and shallow north and south ends typical of the glacially carved Finger Lakes, which date to the last Ice Age.
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