Κωπαΐδα λίμνη

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Κωπαΐδα λίμνη is a former large karst lake in Boeotia, central Greece, historically significant for its ancient drainage works and fertile surrounding plain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former lake ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
karst lake ⓘ
basinCountry Greece ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
currentUseOfArea agricultural plain ⓘ
intensive farming ⓘ
drainageBasin Βοιωτικός Ασωπός ⓘ
Κηφισός Βοιωτίας ⓘ
Μόρνος ⓘ
drainedBy Compagnie Française de la Copais ⓘ
French engineering companies ⓘ
drainedInPeriod 1880s ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Copaic Lake ⓘ
Lake Copais ⓘ
Λίμνη Κωπαΐδα ⓘ
hasArea about 200 square kilometres ⓘ
hasAverageDepth about 3 to 5 metres ⓘ
hasGreekName Κωπαΐδα λίμνη ⓘ
hasHydrologicalType endorheic basin ⓘ
karst polje ⓘ
hasLatinName Copaïs ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth about 8 to 10 metres ⓘ
hasMaximumLength approximately 20 kilometres ⓘ
hasMaximumWidth approximately 12 kilometres ⓘ
hasOutflow καταβόθρες (ponors) ⓘ
υπόγεια απορροή προς τον Ευβοϊκό κόλπο ⓘ
historicalRegion Ancient Boeotia ⓘ
linked to: Boeotia
knownFor Mycenaean drainage system ⓘ
ancient drainage works ⓘ
fertile surrounding plain ⓘ
prehistoric hydraulic engineering ⓘ
locatedIn Boeotia ⓘ
Central Greece ⓘ
linked to: central Greece

Greek mainland ⓘ
Βοιωτία ⓘ
Κωπαΐδα πεδιάδα ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time ⓘ
locatedNear Euboean Gulf ⓘ
Mount Helicon ⓘ
Mount Parnassus ⓘ
mentionedIn Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ
Strabo’s Geographica ⓘ
linked to: Strabo
nearbySettlement Αλίαρτος ⓘ
Θήβα ⓘ
Λιβαδειά ⓘ
linked to: Λεβάδεια

Ορχομενός Βοιωτίας ⓘ
linked to: Ὀρχομενός

Χαιρώνεια ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Lake Copais → hasGreekName → Κωπαΐδα λίμνη ⓘ
Orchomenus → near → Lake Kopais (ancient lake) ⓘ
linked to: Κωπαΐδα λίμνη
Κωπαΐδα λίμνη → hasAlternativeName → Λίμνη Κωπαΐδα ⓘ
linked to: Κωπαΐδα λίμνη