Mexican Plateau

E29675

geographical region physiographic region plateau

The Mexican Plateau is a vast highland region in northern and central Mexico, characterized by its arid to semi-arid climate, elevated basins, and surrounding mountain ranges.

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Label	Occurrences
Mexican Plateau canonical	76
Mexican Highlands	8
Central Highlands of Mexico	5
Mexican highlands	5
Altiplano Potosino	4
Altiplano of central Mexico	3
Mexican Altiplano	3
Mexican Plateau region	3
Altiplano Mexicano	2
Mexican Altiplano region	2
Altiplanicie Mexicana	1
Altiplano Central mexicano	1
Altiplano region of Mexico	1
Central Mexican matorral	1
Mexican Highlands region	1
Mexican Plateau from Pacific coastal lowlands	1
Mexican Plateau margin	1
Mexican Plateau physiographic province	1
Mexican Plateau transition zone	1
Mexican plateau	1
central Mexican Plateau	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T226568 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mexican Plateau
Context triple: [Sierra Madre Oriental, rainShadowEffectOn, Mexican Plateau]

A. Sierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range in western Mexico known for its rugged terrain, deep canyons, and significant biodiversity.
B. Sierra Madre Oriental
The Sierra Madre Oriental is a major mountain range in northeastern Mexico known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and significant influence on the region’s climate and watersheds.
C. Sierra Madre de Oaxaca region
The Sierra Madre de Oaxaca region is a mountainous area in southern Mexico known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and numerous indigenous communities.
D. Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Madre del Sur is a major mountain range in southern Mexico known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and significant influence on the region’s climate and ecosystems.
E. Altiplano plateau
The Altiplano plateau is a high, windswept intermontane plateau in the central Andes of South America, known for its vast arid plains, salt flats, and high-altitude lakes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mexican Plateau
Target entity description: The Mexican Plateau is a vast highland region in northern and central Mexico, characterized by its arid to semi-arid climate, elevated basins, and surrounding mountain ranges.

A. Sierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range in western Mexico known for its rugged terrain, deep canyons, and significant biodiversity.
B. Sierra Madre Oriental
The Sierra Madre Oriental is a major mountain range in northeastern Mexico known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and significant influence on the region’s climate and watersheds.
C. Sierra Madre de Oaxaca region
The Sierra Madre de Oaxaca region is a mountainous area in southern Mexico known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and numerous indigenous communities.
D. Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Madre del Sur is a major mountain range in southern Mexico known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and significant influence on the region’s climate and ecosystems.
E. Altiplano plateau
The Altiplano plateau is a high, windswept intermontane plateau in the central Andes of South America, known for its vast arid plains, salt flats, and high-altitude lakes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ physiographic region ⓘ plateau ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Altiplanicie Mexicana ⓘ linked to: Mexican Plateau Mexican Altiplano ⓘ linked to: Mexican Plateau
averageElevation	about 1100 to 2500 meters above sea level ⓘ
borderedBy	Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ Sierra Madre Oriental ⓘ Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ temperate highland in some areas ⓘ
contains	Aguascalientes Valley ⓘ linked to: Bajío Basin of Mexico ⓘ linked to: Valley of Mexico Chihuahua Desert ⓘ linked to: Chihuahuan Desert Lerma River basin ⓘ Mapimí Basin ⓘ Valley of Mexico ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
drainage	endorheic basins ⓘ exorheic basins leading to Gulf of Mexico ⓘ internally drained basins ⓘ
economicActivity	cattle ranching ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ mining ⓘ
ecoregion	Central Mexican matorral ⓘ linked to: Mexican Plateau Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ Meseta Central matorral ⓘ
extendsFrom	U.S.–Mexico border region ⓘ
extendsTo	Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt region ⓘ linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
feature	elevated basins separated by mountain ranges ⓘ large endorheic lakes historically present in some basins ⓘ rain shadow conditions from surrounding sierras ⓘ
geology	includes sedimentary basins ⓘ largely composed of volcanic rocks ⓘ
hasPart	Mesa Central ⓘ Mesa del Norte ⓘ Northern Plateau ⓘ Southern Plateau ⓘ
highestElevation	over 3000 meters in some areas ⓘ
historicalInhabitants	Aztec civilization in the southern part ⓘ Teotihuacan culture in the southern part ⓘ Toltec civilization in the southern part ⓘ various Chichimeca groups in the north ⓘ
importance	core area of Mexican agriculture in irrigated valleys ⓘ densely populated region of Mexico ⓘ historical center of several pre-Columbian civilizations ⓘ
locatedIn	central Mexico ⓘ linked to: Central Mexico northern Mexico ⓘ linked to: Northern Mexico
majorCity	Aguascalientes ⓘ Chihuahua City ⓘ Durango ⓘ Guadalajara ⓘ León ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ Monterrey ⓘ Puebla ⓘ Querétaro ⓘ Saltillo ⓘ San Luis Potosí ⓘ Toluca ⓘ Zacatecas ⓘ
partOf	Mexican interior ⓘ North America ⓘ
passesThrough	Aguascalientes ⓘ Chihuahua ⓘ Coahuila ⓘ Durango ⓘ Guanajuato ⓘ Hidalgo ⓘ Jalisco ⓘ Mexico State ⓘ linked to: Estado de México Nuevo León ⓘ Puebla ⓘ Querétaro ⓘ San Luis Potosí ⓘ Tlaxcala ⓘ Zacatecas ⓘ
relativeLocation	between Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental ⓘ

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Referenced by (122)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sierra Madre Oriental → rainShadowEffectOn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Sierra Madre Oriental → borders → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Sierra Madre del Sur → separates → Mexican Plateau from Pacific coastal lowlands ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt → influences → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Ciudad Serdán → geographicFeature → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Cerro Mohinora → partOf → Mexican Plateau transition zone ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Sierra de las Cruces → locatedIn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Central Mexico → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Zacatecas → locatedOn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Aridoamerica → extendsInto → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Hidalgo → locatedIn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Mexican Plateau → alsoKnownAs → Mexican Altiplano ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Mexican Plateau → alsoKnownAs → Altiplanicie Mexicana ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Mexican Plateau → ecoregion → Central Mexican matorral ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Querétaro → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Northern Mexico → hasPart → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

San Luis Potosí → hasRegion → Altiplano Potosino ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

San Luis Potosí → locatedIn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Chihuahuan Desert → locatedIn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Lake Texcoco → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

former Lake Chalco → elevation → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Former Lake Zumpango → climateRegion → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

subject linked to: former Lake Zumpango

Sierra Nevada (Mexico) → region → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Naucalpan de Juárez → locatedOn → central Mexican Plateau ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Sierra de Tepotzotlán → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Municipality of Corregidora, Querétaro → locatedIn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

subject linked to: municipality of Corregidora, Querétaro

Victoria de Durango → partOf → Mexican Highlands ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Mesa del Norte → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Mesa del Norte → isPartOf → Mexican Altiplano ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Pénjamo → locatedOn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Puebla Valley → partOf → Mexican Altiplano ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Range of the Crosses → isPartOf → Mexican highlands ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Cerro La Catedral → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Lerma River basin → ecoregion → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Tlaxcala City → region → Altiplano region of Mexico ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Otumba → region → Altiplano of central Mexico ⓘ

subject linked to: Otumba, central Mexico

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Mexican Federal Highway 40 in Mazatlán → connectsRegion → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Classical Nahuatl → region → Central Highlands of Mexico ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Guadalupe, Zacatecas → locatedInRegion → Altiplano Mexicano ⓘ

subject linked to: Guadalupe

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Guadalupe, Zacatecas → belongsTo → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

subject linked to: Guadalupe

Real del Monte → region → Altiplano of central Mexico ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Bajío → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Valle del Mezquital → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Northern Plateau → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Northern Plateau → geologicalSetting → Mexican Plateau physiographic province ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Lake Chapala → locatedOn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Mesa Central → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Southern Plateau → partOf → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

Southern Plateau → formsPartOf → Mexican highlands ⓘ

linked to: Mexican Plateau

Meseta Central matorral → locatedIn → Mexican Plateau ⓘ

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