List of lakes of Nicaragua
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This article contains a sortable table listing all lakes and lagoons of Nicaragua. The table includes all still water bodies, natural or artificial, regardless of water volume or maximum depth.[1]
Ranking | Nombre | Superficie (km²) |
Departamento (s) | |
1 | Lake Nicaragua (Cocibolca) | 8,138.10 | Granada Rivas Río San Juan Chontales |
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2 | Lake Managua (Xolotlan) | 1,052.90 | Managua León |
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3 | Perlas Lagoon | 505.64 | RACCS | |
4 | Bahía de Bluefields | 172.73 | RACCS | |
5 | Bismuna Lagoon (Wani) | 131.68 | RACCN | |
6 | Wouhnta Lagoon | 93.83 | RACCN | |
7 | Pahra Lagoon | 91.97 | RACCN | |
8 | Lake Apanás | 45.90 | Jinotega | |
9 | Top Lock Lagoon | 31.63 | RACCS | |
10 | Karatá Lagoon | 29.75 | RACCN | |
11 | Sonie Lagoon | 26.09 | RACCS | |
12 | Apoyo Lagoon | 19.44 | Granada Masaya |
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13 | Tisma Lagoon | 14.11 | Granada | |
14 | Dakura Lagoon | 11.75 | RACCN | |
15 | Masaya Lagoon | 8.54 | Masaya | |
16 | Cabo viejo Lagoon | 7.63 | RACCN | |
17 | Ñocrime Lagoon | 5.60 | Rivas | |
18 | Moyuá Lagoon | 5.08 | Matagalpa | |
19 | Xiloá Lagoon | 3.79 | Managua | |
20 | Sikapakia Lagoon | 2.88 | RACCN | |
21 | Leimus Lagoon | 2.82 | RACCN | |
22 | Apoyeque Lagoon | 1.93 | Managua | |
23 | Cosigüina Lagoon | 1.25 | Chinandega | |
24 | Monte Galán Lagoon | 0.76 | León | |
25 | Asososca Lagoon | 0.69 | Managua | |
26 | Mombacho Lagoon | 0.30 | Granada | |
27 | Maderas Lagoon | 0.22 | Rivas | |
28 | Nejapa Lagoon | 0.19 | Managua | |
29 | Tiscapa Lagoon | 0.13 | Managua |
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos de Nicaragua (2002). Superficie de los principales lagos y lagunas, según departamentos (Km2) (PDF).