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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Lake Nicaragua

               Lake Nicaragua (Lago de Nicaragua, Lago Cocibolca, Mar Dulce, Gran Lago, Gran Lago Dulce, Lago de Granada) is a vast freshwater lake in Nicaragua of tectonic origin. With an area of 8,264 km2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest lake in Central America, the 19th largest lake in the world (by area) and the 9th largest in the Americas. 
               The lake drains to the Caribbean Sea via the San Juan River, historically making the lakeside city of Granada, Nicaragua, an Atlantic port although it is closer to the Pacific. It is intermittently joined by the Tipitapa River to Lake Managua. Lake Nicaragua had more than 400 islands. The main islands are: Ometepe, Zapatera, and Solentiname. 

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quintessentialruminations.wordpress.com           everthenomad.com          granpacifica.com
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plate-tectonic.narod.ru         viajeros.com

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