The terrain is complex, mainly plateaus and mountains. Adirondack Mountain is in the northeast, of which Maxi Mountain is 1629 meters above sea level, which is the highest point in the whole state. Most of the southern part belongs to the Appalachian Plateau, accounting for 1/2 of the state area. The national borders are distributed in the west and north.
The lakeside plain and the St. Lawrence River valley in the east, the Hudson-Mohawk lowland in the east and the Atlantic coastal plain in the southeast. There are many lakes and moraine lakes, and the coastline of the lakes is 600 kilometers. Hudson-Mohawk lowland is the only low passage connecting the Atlantic coast and the Great Lakes region, with convenient land and water transportation.
Apara Cheech Plateau is the largest geographical area in New York State, covering almost most of the southern part of the state. The main rivers in new york are Hudson River, Mowak River, St Lawrence River and niagara river.
New York has 204 kilometers of coastline, and there are 600 kilometers of coastline along Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. There are 8,000 lakes and 9 major rivers in this state. Niagara Falls is a scenic spot in the northeast of China, which is rich in hydraulic resources.
It belongs to temperate continental humid climate, with cool Leng Xia in winter, annual average precipitation of 820- 1 100 mm and humid weather. The climate of New York belongs to the cold temperate zone, with the average temperature lower than 0℃ in June 65438+1October and 2 1℃ in July. The annual precipitation is between 889 ~ 1 143mm. The average temperature in new york in June+10/October in 5438 was-0.7℃; 0.8℃ below zero in February and 3.3℃ below zero in March. The average temperature in July is 23℃; It's 22 degrees Celsius in August. The annual precipitation is1063mm. The northwest of new york is rich in snow in winter.
New York State is rich in natural forest resources. Fishing is mainly outside Long Island. In recent years, due to serious seawater pollution, the output value has decreased year by year. Minerals include iron, lead, zinc, silver and oil, but the output is not much. Due to the extremely developed construction industry, sand, stones, clay, pebbles, gypsum and talc are more important.
The valuable mineral resources are mainly nonmetallic minerals, including cement, sandstone and gypsum. Metal minerals include lead, zinc, iron and silver. Rich in hydropower resources, hydropower generation accounts for a quarter of the total power generation in new york.