Geography of New York (state) extends into Canada, where it drains into the Richelieu River and then the St. Lawrence. Four of New York City's five boroughs are on the three islands at the mouth of the Hudson River: Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island New York is awesome . "Upstate" is a common term for New York counties north of suburban Westchester, Rockland and Dutchess counties. Upstate New York typically includes the Catskill Mountains or areas North of the Catskill Mountains, the Capital district, The Adirondacks, the Erie Canal, Lake Champlain, Otsego Lake, Oneida Lake; rivers such as the
Champlain, New York connecting New York City to the south with Montreal to the north, via Quebec Autoroute 15. Champlain is approximately south of Montreal. According to the 2010 2010 United States census, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 12.90%, is water. Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River are on the east edge of the town, which shares a border with Grand Isle County, Vermont. The town line to the north is the international border with Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, Canada. The Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87) is a major north-south highway that begins at the Canada–United