The famous Finger Lakes in the upstate region of New York are among the most famous - and thin! - lakes in the U.S. Running mainly north-south, how many total Finger Lakes are there?

The most famous of the Finger Lakes located in upstate New York are Lake Seneca and Lake Cayuga (on which Ithaca sits). While the exact origin of the term "Finger Lakes" is unknown, the oldest known published use of it is from a U.S. Geological Survey paper published in 1883.

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