Lake Nicaragua (Spanish: Lago de Nicaragua) or Lake Cocibolca (Lago Cocibolca) is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua and it is of tectonic origin. With an area of 8624 km², it is the second largest lake in Latin America, the 10th largest freshwater lake in the world and only slightly smaller than Lake Titicaca. With an elevation of 105 feet (32 m) above sea level, the lake reaches a depth of 84 ft (26m). (These Numbers vary widely dependig on the source) To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Tourists aboard a totora boat made of reeds on Lake Titicaca. ...

The Nicaraguans call it Lago Cocibolca or Lago Dulce (the Sweet Lake). In fact, it has everything it needs to be a sea except that the water is not salty. Like any other sea it has sizeable waves, driven by the easterly winds blowing west to the Pacific Ocean. It also has archipelagos of islands, such as Ometepe and the Solentiname Islands, along with freshwater sharks (now mostly found in the Río San Juan). It has also built a reputation of having periodic, powerful, and impassable storms. An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Ometepe Island from space, January 1997 Concepción and Maderas The Island of Ometepe was formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua in the Republic of Nicaragua. ... The Solentiname Islands (in magenta) The Solentiname Islands (IPA /solεntiname/) are an archipelago towards the southern end of Lake Nicaragua (also known as Lake Cocibolca) near the Costa Rican border in the Nicaraguan department of Río San Juan. ... Orders Hexanchiformes Squaliformes Pristiophoriformes Squatiniformes Heterodontiformes Orectolobiformes Carcharhiniformes Lamniformes Sharks are a group (superorder Selachimorpha) of fish, with a full cartilaginous skeleton, a streamlined body plan, with normally 5, but up to 7 (depending on species) gill slits along the side of, or beginning slightly behind, the head (in some...

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The lake is connected with the Caribbean Sea by the navigable San Juan River, historically making the lakeside city of Granada, Nicaragua an Atlantic port. The lake even had a history of Caribbean pirates. However, despite draining into the Caribbean Sea, the Pacific Ocean is near enough to be easily seen from the mountains on the lake's Island of Ometepe. Before construction of the Panama Canal, a stagecoach line connected the lake with the Pacific across the low hills of this narrow isthmus. Plans were made to take advantage of this route to build an interoceanic canal, the Nicaragua Canal, but the Panama Canal was built instead. In order to quell competition with the Panama Canal, the U.S. secured all rights to a canal along this route in the Bryan-Chamorro Treaty of 1916. However, the idea of another canal in Nicaragua still periodically resurfaces. Image File history File links Nicaragua Lake. ... Image File history File links Nicaragua Lake. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a tropical body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... The San Juan River is a 180 kilometer river located in Nicaragua which connects the Caribbean with Lake Nicaragua. ... Granada is the capital city of the Nicaraguan department of Granada. ... This article is about sea pirates. ... Panoramic View of proposed Canal, 1899. ... A canal tug making its way down to the Caribbean end of the canal waits to be joined by a ship in the uppermost chamber of the Gatun Locks. ... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal... lalalalalalalla you are funny! This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...