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The region has hundreds of large and small lakes, notably Lakes Placid and George and Schroon, Cranberry, Upper and Lower Saranac, and Raquette lakes. The Hudson, Ausable, and Black rivers rise in the Adirondacks, and numerous streams cut through the mountains. Adirondack Park is thickly forested with spruce, pine, and hemlock and with some types of deciduous trees. Wildlife is abundant, although some of the larger species are diminishing in number. There are no large cities or major industrial zones here. The area is a popular all-year sport and resort region. Because the climate is beneficial to sufferers from pulmonary ailments, several sanatoriums have been established here. Lumbering is carried on by private landholders, and some iron ore, talc, and zinc are mined. Further Reading "Adirondack Mountains," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation.
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The Adirondacks are composed mainly of metamorphic and igneous rock, among the oldest in the world. Sometimes erroneously included in the Appalachian system, the
Adirondacks are geologically related to the Canadian Shield and are generally considered a southern extension of it. About half of the total acreage of the Adirondack Mountain
range is part of the New York State Forest Preserve. More than 405,000 hectares (2.4 million acres) of forest preserve land have been incorporated into Adirondack Park (created
in 1892), where particular conservation and recreation efforts have been focused. The park, which has a total area of 209 million hectares (516 million acres), 1.3 million
hectares (3.2 million acres) in private holdings, occupies the central portion of the mountain range and is magnificently scenic. In the park is Mount Marcy (1629
m/5344 ft), the highest summit in the state, as well as 45 other peaks more than 1219 m (4000 ft) high, among them Algonquin Peak (1559 m/5114 ft) and Skylight, Haystack, anWhiteface peaks.