The Appalachian Mountains are a long chain of mountains which run from the southern United States, through the southern part of New York state, and up to Newfoundland, Canada.
Click the map to see New York outlined in blue.
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The brown highlighted area shows the Appalachian Mountains running up and down the east coast of the United States.