. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. Central America Leon Managua Mosquito TerritoryNicaragua, LakeNicaragua Canal NICARAGUA, Lake, an extensive sheet ofwater in Central America, in the republic ofNicaragua, about 100 miles long from north-west to southeast, and about forty-five miles?wide at its broadest point. It is about 110 feet above the Pacific Ocean, thirteen milesdistant. The river San Juan flows from thesoutheastern extremity into the CaribbeanSea, and at its nort
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. Central America Leon Managua Mosquito TerritoryNicaragua, LakeNicaragua Canal NICARAGUA, Lake, an extensive sheet ofwater in Central America, in the republic ofNicaragua, about 100 miles long from north-west to southeast, and about forty-five miles?wide at its broadest point. It is about 110 feet above the Pacific Ocean, thirteen milesdistant. The river San Juan flows from thesoutheastern extremity into the CaribbeanSea, and at its northwestern extremity thelake receives, through the Tipitapa River,the waters of Lake Managua. Lake Nica-ragua contains several islands, the largest ofwhich is Ometepe. For this proposed use ofLake Nicaragua, see Nicaragua Canal. NICARAGUA cTaNAL, a canal projectedacross the Isthmus of Nicaragua, to connectthe Atlantic and Pacific oceans. As origi-nally surveyed, this canal was to extend fromGreytown, on the Caribbean Sea, to Brito,on the Pacific Ocean. The length was , of which was to be through theSan Juan River and Lake Nicaragua. In. 1849 a concession for constructing a canalwas granted a company headed by CorneliusVanderbilt. However, nothing practical wasaccomplished for forty years. In 1889 the Maritime Canal Commissionwas organized, and this was followed in 1899by the Walker Commission, authorized by theUnited States Congress to report upon thepracticability of the enterprise. This com-mission made a favorable report, and for atime it seemed probable that the canal wouldbe constructed in accordance with its recom-mendation. However, before negotiationswith Nicaragua were completed in 1902, thePanama Canal Company of France offeredto sell its franchises and property to theUnited States for the valuation placed uponthem by the canal commission. This offer wasaccepted, and interest was transferred to thePanama Canal (see Panama Canal). In 1916a treaty was con
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