Lake Chalco
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Lake Chalco was a former endorheic lake in the Valley of Mexico, historically significant as part of the interconnected lacustrine system that supported pre-Hispanic civilizations such as the Aztecs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Chalco (former lake area) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
former lake ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ |
| archaeologicalInterest |
evidence of lacustrine settlements
ⓘ
evidence of pre-Hispanic agriculture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | chinampa systems of southern Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilizationContext |
Aztec Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Columbian Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| climateZone | highland subtropical ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainage | endorheic (no natural outflow) ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude basin in the Mexican Plateau ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with Aztec civilization
ⓘ
part of the lake system around Tenochtitlan ⓘ supported pre-Hispanic civilizations ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| impactOfDrainage |
loss of wetlands
ⓘ
urban expansion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chinampa agriculture
ⓘ
fertile agricultural lands ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Mexico City metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Mexico region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake Texcoco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Xaltocan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Xochimilco NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Zumpango NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modification | drained in the post-colonial period ⓘ |
| partOf |
Valley of Mexico lacustrine system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley of Mexico lake complex NERFINISHED ⓘ interconnected lakes of the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| primaryUsePreHispanic |
agriculture
GENERATED
ⓘ
fishing GENERATED ⓘ transportation by canoe GENERATED ⓘ |
| region | central Mexico ⓘ |
| status |
drained
ⓘ
former lake ⓘ |
| transportRole | part of canoe routes in Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Aztecs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Hispanic peoples of the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Chalco (former lake area)