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Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada (Spanish: Lago de Nicaragua, Lago Cocibolca, Mar Dulce, Gran Lago, Gran Lago Dulce, or Lago de Granada) is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km 2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America , [ 2 ] the 19th largest lake in the world (by ...
This article contains a sortable table listing all lakes and lagoons of Nicaragua. The table includes all still water bodies, natural or artificial, regardless of water volume or maximum depth. The table includes all still water bodies, natural or artificial, regardless of water volume or maximum depth.
Land use map of Nicaragua, 1979 Topography of Nicaragua Nicaragua map of Köppen climate classification zones. Nicaragua (officially the Republic of Nicaragua Spanish: República de Nicaragua [reˈpuβlika ðe nikaˈɾaɣwa] ⓘ) is a country in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras.
The fort of San Pablo is located on the islets in Lake Nicaragua. The fort of San Pablo was built in order to protect the city of Granada from Pirates in the 18th century. The San Pablo Fort on the Islets has witnessed the battles and conflicts endured during the Colonial Period. [4]
Lake Managua (Spanish: Lago de Managua, ), also known as Lake Xolotlán (Lago Xolotlán), is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua.At 1,042 km², it is approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and 25 kilometres (16 mi) wide.
Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Natural Laguna de Apoyo) is a nature reserve located between the departments of Masaya and Granada in Nicaragua.Lake Apoyo was declared a nature reserve in 1991 and is managed by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) and comprises one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua. [2]
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The country's name is derived from Nicarao, [citation needed] the name of the Nahuatl-speaking tribe which inhabited the shores of Lago de Nicaragua before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and the Spanish word Agua, meaning water, due to the presence of the large lakes Lago de Nicaragua (Cocibolca) and Lago de Managua (Xolotlán), as well ...