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The Thousand Islands archipelago is at the outlet of Lake Ontario at the head of the Saint Lawrence River.The region is bisected by the Canada–United States border and covers portions of Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties in the U.S. state of New York, in addition to parts of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Frontenac County in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Clayton is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 5,153 at the 2010 census. [ 3 ] The town is named after John M. Clayton , a federal political leader from Delaware .
Canoe-Picnic Point State Park was purchased by the New York State Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission in 1897. Along with Mary Island State Park, it was one of the first New York state parks established along the St. Lawrence River as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation, a recreation area within the Thousand Islands region authorized by New York State in 1896.
Thousand Islands: Total islands: 1,864: Major islands: Dark Island, Longue Vue Island, Wellesley Island, Zavikon Island: Area: 0.078124686605 sq mi (0.20234200943 km 2) Highest elevation: 265 ft (80.8 m) Highest point "Foot of the Island" Administration
Murray Isle is an island in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River in the U.S. state of New York. The island lies in the Town of Clayton, near its border with the Town of Orleans, in the northern part of Jefferson County. Today, Murray Isle is the site of many summer cottages.
Opposite the village in the St. Lawrence is Grindstone Island, one of the large islands of the Thousand Islands. New York State Route 12 intersects New York State Route 12E in the village. NY-12 leads south 22 miles (35 km) to Watertown, the Jefferson county seat, and northeast parallel to the St. Lawrence River 11 miles (18 km) to Alexandria Bay.
Alexandria Bay is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States, within the town of Alexandria. It is located in the Thousand Islands region of northern New York. The population of the village was 1,078 at the 2010 United States Census. [2] It lies near the Thousand Islands Border Crossing of Canada and the United States.
Pages in category "Islands of the Thousand Islands in New York (state)" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .