Lake Champlain vs New York State

Lake Champlain and New York State both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Lake Champlain	Yes	No	No	No
New York State	Yes	No	No	No

Lake Champlain (noun)	New York State (noun)
a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812	a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Albany