Usumacinta River
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The Usumacinta River is a major river in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala, known for its extensive rainforest basin, rich biodiversity, and archaeological sites of the ancient Maya civilization along its banks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usumacinta River basin | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithCivilization | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| biome | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| drainageArea |
approximately 106000 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 41000 square miles ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Usumacinta River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Usumacinta River basin
|
| ecoregion |
Pantanos de Centla
ⓘ
Maya Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
Petén–Veracruz moist forests
|
| flowsInto | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Chiapas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petén Department ⓘ Tabasco ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
crocodile
ⓘ
howler monkey ⓘ jaguar ⓘ scarlet macaw ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Maya lowlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Maya Lowlands
|
| knownFor |
Maya archaeological sites along its banks
ⓘ
extensive rainforest basin ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1000 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 620 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwestern Guatemala
ⓘ
southeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Pasión River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salinas River ⓘ San Pedro River (Guatemala) ⓘ |
| mouth | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Campeche
|
| nearArchaeologicalSite |
Altar de Sacrificios
ⓘ
Moral-Reforma ⓘ Piedras Negras ⓘ Pomona (Maya site) ⓘ Seibal ⓘ Yaxchilán ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Guatemala Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Guatemalan Highlands
|
| threatenedBy |
deforestation
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam projects ⓘ illegal logging ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ecotourism
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ river transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Usumacinta River basin
subject surface form:
Eastern Mexico
subject surface form:
Southern Mexico