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Niagara Escarpment

Appellation

Niagara Escarpment is an appellation in the United States, covering 11,705 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Niagara Escarpment viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2005-02-09
Area
11,705 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
9.56 × 43.91 km
Centre
43.2009° N, 78.6020° W
State
NY
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.186
Petitioner
Michael VonHeckler, Warm Lake Estate Vineyard and Winery

Where it is

Nearest town
7.9 km east of Lockport
Nearest city
30 km north-east of Amherst 122,366 people
To the sea
369 km
Rivers nearby
Erie Canal (1.4 km) · Tonawanda Creek (13 km)
Lakes nearby
Ontario (19 km) · Erie (28 km)
Same latitude
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Italy), Bandol (France), Hokkaido (Japan), Toplica (Serbia), Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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

Terrain

Elevation
75–199 m
Mean elevation
146 m

Measured over the whole outline on 38,278 elevation cells of about 56 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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