Κωπαΐδα λίμνη
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Κωπαΐδα λίμνη is a former large karst lake in Boeotia, central Greece, historically significant for its ancient drainage works and fertile surrounding plain.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Kopais (ancient lake) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former lake
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ karst lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| currentUseOfArea |
agricultural plain
ⓘ
intensive farming ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Βοιωτικός Ασωπός
ⓘ
Κηφισός Βοιωτίας ⓘ Μόρνος NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Compagnie Française de la Copais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French engineering companies ⓘ |
| drainedInPeriod |
1880s
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Copaic Lake
ⓘ
Lake Copais NERFINISHED ⓘ Λίμνη Κωπαΐδα NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 200 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | about 3 to 5 metres ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Κωπαΐδα λίμνη ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalType |
endorheic basin
ⓘ
karst polje ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Copaïs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 8 to 10 metres ⓘ |
| hasMaximumLength | approximately 20 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasMaximumWidth | approximately 12 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasOutflow |
καταβόθρες (ponors)
ⓘ
υπόγεια απορροή προς τον Ευβοϊκό κόλπο ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ancient Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mycenaean drainage system
ⓘ
ancient drainage works ⓘ fertile surrounding plain ⓘ prehistoric hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boeotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek mainland ⓘ Βοιωτία NERFINISHED ⓘ Κωπαΐδα πεδιάδα ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Euboean Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Helicon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Parnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo’s Geographica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Αλίαρτος
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Θήβα NERFINISHED ⓘ Λιβαδειά NERFINISHED ⓘ Ορχομενός Βοιωτίας NERFINISHED ⓘ Χαιρώνεια NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Kopais (ancient lake)