• Key Information

  • Isla de Ometepe

  • Type
    Volcanic Island
  • Highest Point
    5,280 ft
  • Length
    19.3 miles
  • Width
    6 miles
  • Area
    107 sq miles
  • Learning Point
  • Isla de Ometepe is an island in the middle of a lake, Lake Nicaragua, which were both created through volcanic activity. The island contains two volcanoes, one active, the other dormant or extinct. The island has become home to many tropical species.
  • Project
  • Draw Isla de Ometepe and the beautful forest on it.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua
  • Fun Facts
  • Ometepe's name derives from the Nahuatl words ome (two) and tepetl (mountain), meaning "two mountains"
  • The two volcanoes are joined by a low isthmus to form one island in the shape of an hourglass, dumbbell or peanut.
  • The most recent eruption of Concepción was in 2010 and although it was extremely violent, few of the inhabitants heeded the order from the government in Managua to evacuate the island and little damage was done.
  • The volcanic ash has made the soil of this island extremely fertile, allowing continuous planting.