Finger Lakes
Overview
 
The Finger Lakes are a pattern of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...

 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. They are a popular tourist destination. The lakes are long and thin (resembling fingers), each oriented roughly on a north-south axis. The two longest, Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake   is the longest of central New York's glacial Finger Lakes, and is the second largest in surface area and second largest in volume. It is just under 40 miles long. Its average width is 1.7 miles , and it is at its widest point near Aurora...

 and Seneca Lake, are among the deepest in America. Both are close to 40 miles (64 km) from end to end, and never more than 3.5 miles (5.6 km) wide.
 
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