former Lake Zumpango
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Former Lake Zumpango was one of the historical lakes in the Valley of Mexico, part of the interconnected lacustrine system that once surrounded and supported the Aztec capital region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic basin
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former lake → |
| basinCountry |
Mexico
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| category |
Former lakes of North America
→
Geography of the State of Mexico → Lakes of the Valley of Mexico → |
| causeOfDisappearance |
drainage and desiccation projects
→
urban expansion in the Valley of Mexico → |
| climateRegion |
Mexican Plateau
→
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| connectedTo |
former Lake Chalco
→
former Lake Texcoco → former Lake Xaltocan → former Lake Xochimilco → |
| country |
Mexico
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| culturalSignificance |
part of the lake system that sustained the Aztec capital region
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| drainedBy |
artificial drainage works of the Valley of Mexico
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| elevationRelativeToSeaLevel |
high-altitude lake
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| environmentalImpact |
loss of wetland habitat
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reduction of biodiversity in the Valley of Mexico → |
| geologicalSetting |
closed high-altitude basin
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| historicalFunction |
part of the hydrological regulation of the Valley of Mexico
→
support system for settlements in the northern Valley of Mexico → |
| historicalPeriod |
Aztec period
→
colonial period in Mexico → pre-Columbian era → |
| hydrologicalSystem |
closed basin of the Valley of Mexico
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|
| languageOfToponym |
Nahuatl
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| locatedIn |
Valley of Mexico
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| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
State of Mexico
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| northOf |
former Lake Texcoco
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| northwestOf |
Mexico City
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| partOf |
drainage works of the Valley of Mexico (colonial and modern)
→
historical lakes of the Valley of Mexico → interconnected lacustrine system of the Valley of Mexico → |
| presentCondition |
largely drained
→
remnants represented by modern Zumpango water bodies and wetlands → |
| region |
central Mexico
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|
| relatedTo |
Aztec capital Tenochtitlan
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Valley of Mexico lake drainage history → |
| supportedActivity |
agriculture
→
fishing → transportation by canoe → |
| usedBy |
Aztec civilization
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pre-Hispanic peoples of the Valley of Mexico → |
| waterType |
freshwater lake
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Lake Texcoco
("Lake Zumpango")
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adjacentTo |
|
Valley of Mexico
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contains |
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former Lake Chalco
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locatedNear |