Fucino plain
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Fucino plain is a large, fertile agricultural basin in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, created by the drainage of the former Lake Fucino.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fucino | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
geographical area ⓘ plain ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Abruzzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
carrots
ⓘ
lettuce ⓘ spinach ⓘ |
| area | approximately 140 square kilometres ⓘ |
| climate | continental Mediterranean ⓘ |
| contains | Telespazio Fucino Space Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| drainageCompletedIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| drainageMethod | tunnel to the Liri River ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ |
| elevation | about 660 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | drainage of Lake Fucino ⓘ |
| formerFeature | Lake Fucino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural
ⓘ
fertile ⓘ inland basin ⓘ |
| hasHydrology | artificial drainage system ⓘ |
| hasIrrigationInfrastructure |
canal network
ⓘ
drainage channels ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
greenhouses
ⓘ
irrigated fields ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| hasTransportLink |
A25 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome–Pescara railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName | Fucine Lake basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Marsica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beet cultivation
ⓘ
potato cultivation ⓘ vegetable production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abruzzo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marsica NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of L'Aquila NERFINISHED ⓘ central Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainUse | intensive agriculture ⓘ |
| majorDrainageWorksBy | Alessandro Torlonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Avezzano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Celano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luco dei Marsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Trasacco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Apennine mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | intra‑Apennine basin ⓘ |
| wasOnce | lake bed ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fucino Space Centre
this entity surface form:
Fucino