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Lake Nicaragua
Covering an area of 8,157 km
2, Lake Nicaragua is Central America’s largest freshwater lake, located in the southwestern part of Nicaragua. By area, it is also the world’s 20th largest lake and the tenth-largest lake in the Americas. The Indigenous Nicaraguan people named the lake
Lago Cocibolca which means sweet sea.
Where Is Lake Nicaragua?
Map of Lake Nicaragua.
Lake Nicaragua is located in the central portion of a tectonic valley, to the east of the Pacific lowlands in the southwestern part of Nicaragua. It is separated from the Pacific Ocean in the southwest by the 20 km-wide Isthmus of Rivas. Along the southeastern shore, the San Juan River drains the lake into the Caribbean Sea. It is also connected with Lake Managua in the northwest by the Tipitapa River.