Anáhuac Plateau - Anáhuac Plateau (English spelling)

Japanese: アナワク高原 - あなわくこうげん(英語表記)Anáhuac
Anáhuac Plateau - Anáhuac Plateau (English spelling)

A plateau in central Mexico. Anahuac means "wet place" in the original language, and originally referred to the water-rich area centered on Lake Texcoco in the central Mexican plateau, i.e. the Basin of Mexico. Mexico is water-poor, but the meltwater from 5,000-meter-class mountains such as Mt. Popocatepetl has made it a water-rich region. The Anahuac Plateau refers to this water-rich area, but some people do not understand the meaning of Anahuac and refer to the dry area of ​​the central Mexican plateau, which is rich in cacti, as the Anahuac Plateau. The underground water of Mt. Popocatepetl is used for pools in Cuauhtla and Matamoros in the southeast, and in Puebla it is used as agricultural water through dams. Lake Xochimilco in the south of Mexico City is also a remnant of Lake Texcoco, and with the construction of Mexico City, a drainage channel was built in the north to reduce Lake Texcoco. It has now shrunk to the northeast, and the southern part is used for an airport.

[Takagi Hideki]

Popocatepetl Volcano
An active volcano (5,452m above sea level) towering between Mexico City and Puebla. The meltwater creates a rich water area in the Anahuac Plateau, and the underground water is an important water source for the surrounding cities. Mexico, southeast of Mexico City ©Shogakukan ">

Popocatepetl Volcano


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

メキシコ中部の高原。アナワクとは原地語の「湿った所」の意で、原義的にはメキシコ中央高原のなかのテスココ湖を中心とする豊水性地域、すなわちメキシコ盆地をさす。メキシコは乏水性でありながら、ポポカテペトル山など5000メートル級の山々の雪解け水によって、豊水性地域を形成した。アナワク高原はこの水の豊かな地域をいうが、アナワクの意味を解せず、メキシコ中央高原のサボテンの多い乾燥地域を含めて、アナワク高原という場合もある。ポポカテペトル山の伏流水は、南東のクワウトラ、マタモロスではプールに利用され、プエブラではダムにより農業用水として利用される。メキシコ市南部のソチミルコ湖もテスココ湖の名残(なごり)で、メキシコ市の建設に伴って、北部に排水路を設けてテスココ湖の縮小を図ってきた。現在は北東に縮小し、南のほうは空港に利用されている。

[高木秀樹]

ポポカテペトル火山
メキシコ市とプエブラの間にそびえる活火山(標高5452m)。雪解け水はアナワク高原に豊水性地域を形成、また伏流水は周辺都市の重要な水源となっている。メキシコ メキシコ市南東©Shogakukan">

ポポカテペトル火山


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