Fun fact 3 about Lake Nicaragua
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Nicaraguans refer to Lake Nicaragua as Lago Cocibolca or Mar Dulce, meaning 'Sweet Sea'.
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Lake Nicaragua
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Area
8,150 km²
Max depth
26 m
Countries
Nicaragua, Costa Rica
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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