Ometepe

Also known as Ometepe Island

Ometepe is an island formed by two volcanoes rising out of Lake Nicaragua, located in the Rivas Department of the Republic of Nicaragua. Its name derives from the Nawat words ome (two) and tepetl (mountain), meaning "two mountains". It is the largest island in Lake Nicaragua.

Key facts

Islands.name: Ometepe Island
Islands.image_name: Ometepemap.png
Islands.image_caption: Ometepe is the island in the middle
Islands.image_size: 280
Islands.map: Nicaragua
Islands.location: Lake Nicaragua (Lake Cocibolca)
Islands.total_islands: 1
Islands.major_islands: 1
Islands.area_km2: 276
Islands.length_km: 31
Islands.width_km: 10
Islands.highest_mount: Concepción
Islands.elevation_m: 1,610
Islands.country: Nicaragua
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Department
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Rivas
Islands.country_largest_city: Altagracia
Islands.country_largest_city_population: 23456

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

Inhabitants
Volcanoes
IUGS geological heritage site
Archaeology
Ceramics
Petroglyphs
Wildlife
Transportation
Tourism
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

The two volcanoes (Concepción and Maderas) are joined by a low isthmus to form one island. Ometepe has an area of . It is long and wide. The island has an economy based on livestock, agriculture, and tourism. Plantains are the major crop.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ometepe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.