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

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