Lake Placid

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Lake Placid er en by i Adirondack-bjergene i Essex County, New York, USA. I år 2000 havde byen et indbyggertal på anslået 2.638.

Lake Placid ligger nær byen North Elba 84 km sydvest for Plattsburgh. Søen Lake Placid (samme navn som byen) udgør sammen med Saranac Lake og Tupper Lake, hvad der kendes som de tre søers region. Lake Placid var værtsby for Vinter-OL 1932 og Vinter-OL 1980.

Lake Placid from McKenzie Mountain.
Lake Placid from Whiteface Mountain.
Mirror Lake, looking north from the public beach
Lake Placid panorama. High School (middle) and the Olympic Center (right)

Eksterne henvisninger

Koordinater: 44°17′8″N 73°59′7″V / 44.28556°N 73.98528°V / 44.28556; -73.98528

Medier brugt på denne side

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Olympic Rings without "rims" (gaps between the rings), As used, eg. in the logos of the 2008 and 2016 Olympics. The colour scheme applied here pertains to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Olympic Rings without "rims" (gaps between the rings), As used, eg. in the logos of the 2008 and 2016 Olympics. The colour scheme applied here pertains to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Lake Placid - Mirror Lake.jpg
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Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, NY. Looking north from the public beach on the south shore.
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Lake Placid lake seen from the top of Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington
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Olympic Movement flag

Proportions 2:3, created 1913, adopted 1914, first used 1920.

Lake Placid from McKenzie Mountain.jpg
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Lake Placid from McKenzie Mountain, Mirror Lake at left, Gothics in back center
Panorama Lake Placid.jpg
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Lake Placid High School & Olympic Center, New York State