ZURICH, a canton of Switzerland, bounded by the canton of Schaffhausen on the north, by the canton of Appenzel on the east, by Zug and Switz on the south, and by Bern and Lucern on the west; being fifty miles long, and forty broad. Zurich is also the name of the capital city of this canton, situated E. long. 8° 30', and N. lat. 47° 52'. It is likewise the name of a lake, twenty-four miles long, and three broad; at the south end of which the city of Zurich stands.