Depresión Nicaragüense

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Depresión Nicaragüense is a major geographical lowland running northwest–southeast across much of Nicaragua, encompassing key lakes and volcanic plains that form the country’s central populated corridor.

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Depresión Nicaragüense canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
tectonic depression ⓘ
borders Nicaraguan highlands ⓘ
Pacific coastal plain of Nicaragua ⓘ
climate distinct wet and dry seasons ⓘ
tropical savanna climate in many areas ⓘ
contains Granada plain ⓘ
Lake Managua ⓘ
Lake Nicaragua ⓘ
León–Chinandega plain ⓘ
Masaya region ⓘ
linked to: Masaya Department

Rivas isthmus ⓘ
volcanic chain of western Nicaragua ⓘ
volcanic plains ⓘ
country Nicaragua ⓘ
crossedBy Pan-American Highway in Nicaragua ⓘ
economicRole densely populated corridor of Nicaragua ⓘ
main agricultural region of Nicaragua ⓘ
principal transportation corridor of Nicaragua ⓘ
elevation generally low-lying ⓘ
extendsAcross western Nicaragua ⓘ
geologicalOrigin tectonic subsidence ⓘ
volcanic activity ⓘ
hasFeature active volcanoes ⓘ
alluvial plains ⓘ
large freshwater lakes ⓘ
hasPotential interoceanic canal route studies ⓘ
hydrologicalRole connects Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua via Tipitapa River ⓘ
drainage basin for western Nicaragua ⓘ
importance core settlement axis of Nicaragua ⓘ
includesCity Chinandega ⓘ
Granada ⓘ
León ⓘ
Managua ⓘ
Masaya ⓘ
linked to: Masaya, Nicaragua
landUse cattle ranching ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Central America ⓘ
nameMeaning Nicaraguan Depression ⓘ
orientation northwest–southeast ⓘ
partOf Central American volcanic arc ⓘ
Nicaraguan Pacific lowlands ⓘ
separates Pacific coastal strip of Nicaragua from central highlands ⓘ
tectonicSetting above subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ
volcanismType subduction-related volcanism ⓘ

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Nicaraguan Depression → SpanishName → Depresión Nicaragüense ⓘ