Lake Texcoco (English spelling)

Japanese: テスココ[湖]（英語表記）Lago de Texcoco

A lake that spans the Federal District and the State of Mexico in central Mexico. It is 2,237m above sea level. During the Aztec Empire, the lake had a wide surface area, and the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was located in the western part of the lake. However, after the construction of Mexico City, there was a risk of the city being flooded, so drainage work began in the 17th century, and in 1900, a drainage channel and the Tequixuaq Tunnel were completed, causing the lake to shrink. Currently, most of the lake is salty desert, but the lake expands at the end of the rainy season. [Tajima Hisashi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

メキシコ中部の連邦区とメキシコ州にわたる湖。標高2237m。アステカ帝国のころには広い湖面をもち，その西部にアステカの首都テノチティトランがあったが，メキシコ市の建設後，市内が冠水する危険があったので，17世紀より排水工事が行われ，1900年には排水路とテキスアク･トンネルが完成し，湖は縮小した。現在では，大部分が塩分の多い砂漠地であるが，雨季の終りには湖は拡大する。【田嶋久】

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