Lake Managua from space, January 1986. North is to the left.

Lake Managua (also known as Lake Xolotlán) (located at 12°20′N 86°25′W) is a lake in Nicaragua. The (Spanish) name is Lago de Managua or Lago Xolotlán. It is approximately 65 kilometres (40 miles) long and 25 kilometres (15 miles) wide. Similarly to the name of Lake Nicaragua, its name was coined by the Spanish conquerors from "Mangue" (their name for the Mánkeme tribes) and agua ("water"). The city of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, lies on its southwestern shore. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (640x640, 208 KB) Lake Managua, Nicaragua - January 1986 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (640x640, 208 KB) Lake Managua, Nicaragua - January 1986 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Managua, with a population of about 1,723,100 in 2004, is the capital of Nicaragua. ...

The lake has been severely polluted, in part by Kodak dumping mercury into the lake in the 1950s. Despite the pollution, some of the people of Managua still live along the lake's banks and eat the fish. Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ... General Name, Symbol, Number mercury, Hg, 80 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 6, d Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 200. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ...

It rose 3 metres (10 feet) in five days during Hurricane Mitch in 1998, destroying the homes of many who lived on its edge. Lowest pressure 905 mbar (hPa) Damages $5+ billion (1998 USD) $6–7 billion (2005 USD) Fatalities 11,000–18,000 direct (deadliest Atlantic hurricane since 1780 hurricane) Areas affected Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Yucatán Peninsula, south Florida Part of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Mitch was one... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

It is also joined by the Tipitapa River to another lake, Lake Nicaragua; however, due to the extreme pollution, the bull sharks of Lake Nicaragua can't join Lake Managua. Lake Nicaragua (Spanish: Lago de Nicaragua) or Lake Cocibolca (Lago Cocibolca) is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua and it is of tectonic origin. ... Binomial name Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839) Range of bull shark The bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, also known as the bull whaler, Zambezi River shark or colloquially Zambi, is common worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts. ...

View of Lake Managua from Tipitapa, circa 2003.

View of Lake Managua from Tipitapa, circa 2003. Volcanos Momotombo and Momotombito are visible in the background.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2037x1359, 575 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2037x1359, 575 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tipitapa is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1157x1259, 331 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1157x1259, 331 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tipitapa is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. ... Volcán Momotombo is a volcano in Nicaragua, not far from the city of León. ...

External links

• JPL NASA: PIA03365: Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, Lakes Managua (foreground) and Nicaragua (background)
• View of Lake of Managua on Google Maps (green arrow indicates city of Managua)