The Geography Of Nicaragua

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Nicaragua is a beautiful country in central America. It is located between Honduras to the north, Costa Rica to the south, the gulf of Mexico to the east, and the pacific ocean to the west. the latitude and longitude of Nicaragua is 13º 0̍ 0̎ N/85º 0̍ 0̎ W. The land area consists of 119,370 sq. km. and the water area consists of 10,380 sq. km. Nicaragua’s only has two seasons-the rainy season is between July thru December and the dry season is between January thru June. The temperatures varies between 72ºF and 90ºF throughout the year. Nicaragua consists of 3 different geographical regions-very fertile lowlands, the north-central highlands, and the Atlantic lowlands. Nicaragua has two of the largest fresh water lakes in central America-Lake

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