Ometepe [island] - Ometepe

Japanese: オメテペ[島] - おめてぺ
Ometepe [island] - Ometepe

The Tipitapa River flows into the lake from Lake Managua in the northwest, and flows into the Caribbean Sea from the southeast via the San Juan River, which flows along the border with Costa Rica. There are many islands in the lake, and the largest, Ometepe Island, has two large volcanoes. There have been plans for a canal connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea for a long time.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ometepe Island" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北西にあるマナグア湖からティピタパ川が流入し,南東部からコスタリカとの国境を流れるサン・フアン川を通じてカリブ海に流出する。湖には多くの島があり,最大のオメテペ島には,大きな火山が二つある。早くから太平洋とカリブ海を結ぶ運河計画の構想がある。…

※「オメテペ[島]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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