Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)

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Lake Mayaimi is the historical name for Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, a large freshwater lake whose name derives from the Indigenous Mayaimi people who once inhabited its shores.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical name
lake
associatedWith Everglades
surface form: Everglades region

Lake Okeechobee basin
bodyOfWaterType freshwater lake
classification historical geographic feature name
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasSignificance Indigenous history of Florida
toponymy of Florida
historicalNameOf Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lake Okeechobee
languageOfOrigin Indigenous language of the Mayaimi people
locatedIn Florida
North America
United States of America
surface form: United States
modernName Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lake Okeechobee
namedAfter Mayaimi people
partOf Florida Peninsula hydrological system
region South Florida
relatedEthnicGroup Mayaimi people
replacedBy name Lake Okeechobee
shoreInhabitedHistoricallyBy Mayaimi people
state Florida
usedInPeriod early colonial era
pre-colonial era

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Mayaimi people nameGaveRiseTo Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
Mayaimi people historicalTerritory Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee basin
Greater Everglades ecosystem hydrologicalSource Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan aimsToBenefit Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Florida Peninsula contains Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
South Florida borders Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Okeechobee Plain surrounds Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) historicalNameOf Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Lake Mayaimi
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) modernName Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Lake Mayaimi
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Mayami associatedBodyOfWater Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Mayami associatedBodyOfWaterFormerName Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Mayaimi
Mayami modernCulturalLegacy Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: name preserved in Lake Okeechobee’s earlier name "Lake Mayaimi"
Maimies inhabitedRegion Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Belle Glade culture associatedWith Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Everglades hydrologyDependsOn Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
South Florida Water Management District regionIncludes Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Central and Southern Florida Project affectsRegion Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Central and Southern Florida Project waterManagedFrom Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
St. Lucie Estuary hydrologicallyLinkedTo Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
St. Lucie Estuary receivesFreshwaterDischargesFrom Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Southwest Florida borders Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee
Battle of Lake Okeechobee namedAfter Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee)
this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee