Lake Nicaragua, << `nihk` uh RAH gwuh, >> lies in western Nicaragua, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) east of the Pacific Ocean and 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of the Caribbean Sea. The lake covers about 3,100 square miles (8,100 square kilometers). Several large islands lie in the lake. Ometepe, the biggest, has two volcanoes. The Tipitapa River connects Lake Nicaragua with Lake Managua on the north.
