Fun facts about Lake Nicaragua
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Lake Nicaragua has sawfish, tarpon, and sharks despite being a freshwater lake.
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Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America, the 19th largest lake in the world and the tenth largest in the Americas, slightly smaller than Lake Titicaca.
From the “Lake ecology” section
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Bull sharks tagged inside Lake Nicaragua have been caught in the open ocean.
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Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America, the 19th largest lake in the world and the tenth largest in the Americas, slightly smaller than Lake Titicaca.
From the “Lake ecology” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zach Klein · CC BY 2.0
Nicaraguans refer to Lake Nicaragua as Lago Cocibolca or Mar Dulce, meaning 'Sweet Sea'.
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Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America, the 19th largest lake in the world and the tenth largest in the Americas, slightly smaller than Lake Titicaca.
From the “Lake ecology” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zach Klein · CC BY 2.0
During the California Gold Rush, a trip through Lake Nicaragua was one of the preferred routes to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Lake Nicaragua
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Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America, the 19th largest lake in the world and the tenth largest in the Americas, slightly smaller than Lake Titicaca.
From the “Transport” section
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Photo: Zach Klein · CC BY 2.0
The archipelago of Solentiname is only reachable by boat.
Lake Nicaragua
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Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America, the 19th largest lake in the world and the tenth largest in the Americas, slightly smaller than Lake Titicaca.
From the “Transport” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zach Klein · CC BY 2.0