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Lake Erie

Appellation

Lake Erie is an appellation in the United States, covering 890,410 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Lake Erie viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1983-11-21
Area
890,410 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
188.06 × 421.95 km
Centre
42.0264° N, 80.2496° W
State
NY, OH, PA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.83
Petitioner
William A. Gulvin, Secretary of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Lake Erie Viticultural Area

Where it is

Nearest town
18 km south-west of Erie
Nearest city
108 km north-east of Youngstown 64,628 people
To the sea
439 km
Lakes nearby
Erie (4.9 km)
Same latitude
Kakheti (Georgia), Rioja (Spain), Pčinja-Osogovo (North Macedonia), Cannellino di Frascati (Italy), Montenegrin Coast (Montenegro)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
109–504 m
Mean elevation
233 m

Measured over the whole outline on 43,521 elevation cells of about 454 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 14

Inside Lake Erie · 2

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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