Ometepe Island
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Ometepe Island
NICARAGUA
The Island of Ometepe was formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua in the Republic of Nicaragua. The volcanoes, Concepcion and Maderas, are joined by a low isthmus to form a single island, giving it the form of an hourglass. Ometepe has an area of 276 km². It is 31 km long and 5 to 10 km wide.
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"Ometepe Island is a rich tropical jewel. It is the only island in world that has sharks in a freshwater Lake. The Island was used as a refuge by pirates from the Caribbean Sea on their plundering"
Miguel Angel Nicanor Navarro from NICARAGUA, 11-MAR-2009
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