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Champ (folklore)

In American folklore, Champ or Champy is the name of a lake monster said to live in Lake Champlain, a 125-mile (201 km)-long body of fresh water shared by New York and Vermont, with a portion extending into Quebec, Canada. The legend of the monster is considered a draw for tourism in the Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York areas.

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Country
United States, Canada
Habitat
Water
Other name(s)
Lake Champlain Monster, Champy
Region
Lake Champlain
Similar entities
Loch Ness Monster, Ogopogo, Altamaha-ha, Tahoe Tessie, Nahuelito
Sub grouping
Lake Monster / Sea Serpent

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Champ (folklore)

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples9
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Champ (folklore)

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Country · 1
Champ (folklore) → United States, Canada
Habitat · 1
Champ (folklore) → Water
Other name(s) · 1
Champ (folklore) → Lake Champlain Monster, Champy
Region · 1
Champ (folklore) → Lake Champlain
Similar entities · 1
Champ (folklore) → Loch Ness Monster, Ogopogo, Altamaha-ha, Tahoe Tessie, Nahuelito
Sub grouping · 1
Champ (folklore) → Lake Monster / Sea Serpent

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champ lake monster champlain new york vermont could photo said water film footage see legend large two creature mansi photograph

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Champ (folklore)CountryUnited States, Canada1.00infobox
Champ (folklore)HabitatWater1.00infobox
Champ (folklore)Other name(s)Lake Champlain Monster, Champy1.00infobox
Champ (folklore)RegionLake Champlain1.00infobox
Champ (folklore)Similar entitiesLoch Ness Monster, Ogopogo, Altamaha-ha, Tahoe Tessie, Nahuelito1.00infobox
Champ (folklore)Sub groupingLake Monster / Sea Serpent1.00infobox
the object's sizeinstance ofwhile knowing the location could reveal important clues0.80text
distanceinstance ofwhile knowing the location could reveal important clues0.80text
and whether the photo was even taken on Lake Champlaininstance ofwhile knowing the location could reveal important clues0.80text

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