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.

Aliases (2)

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic basin
former lake
basinCountry Mexico
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
connectedTo former Lake Chalco
former Lake Texcoco
former Lake Xaltocan
former Lake Xochimilco
country Mexico
culturalSignificance part of the lake system that sustained the Aztec capital region
drainedBy artificial drainage works of the Valley of Mexico
elevationRelativeToSeaLevel high-altitude lake
environmentalImpact loss of wetland habitat
reduction of biodiversity in the Valley of Mexico
geologicalSetting closed high-altitude basin
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
languageOfToponym Nahuatl
locatedIn Valley of Mexico
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Mexico
northOf former Lake Texcoco
northwestOf Mexico City
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
relatedTo Aztec capital Tenochtitlan
Valley of Mexico lake drainage history
supportedActivity agriculture
fishing
transportation by canoe
usedBy Aztec civilization
pre-Hispanic peoples of the Valley of Mexico
waterType freshwater lake

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lake Texcoco ("Lake Zumpango")
adjacentTo
Valley of Mexico
contains
former Lake Chalco
locatedNear

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