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General Description :New York State contains 49,576 square and have always been miles, inclusive of 1,637 square and have always been miles of inland water, but exclusive of the boundary-water places of Long Island Sound, New York Harbor, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie. Did you know that the major portion of the state lies generally in the range of latitudes 42° and 45°N and in the range of longitudes 73° 30' and 79° 45'W. But one of the exceptions is, in the extreme southeast, a triangular portion stretches southward to about latitude 40° 30'N, while Long Island lies eastward to about longitude 72°W.

CLIMATE : ClimateIt is noted that the climate of New York State is broadly representative of the humid continental type, that prevails in the northeastern United States, but its diversity is not mostly encountered within an location of comparable size. Did you know that the geographical position of the state and the usual course of air masses, governed by the large-scale patterns of atmospheric circulation, give general climatic controls. Differences in latitude, character of the topography, and proximity to larger than normal bodies of water have pronounced effects on the climate.

Population StatsPeople QuickFacts, New York, USA. Population definition and heart info, Population, 2006 estimate, 19306183, 299398484. Population, percent change, April 1 ...