Lake Atlanta
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Lake Atlanta is the name given to an artificial lake that would be a key component to the most recent plan to build a Nicaragua Canal.[1][2][3][4]
The canal route chosen in 2014 would have ocean-going ships proceed across 8,264 square kilometres natural Lake Nicaragua.[1] But the water to power the canal's locks would be drawn from a 400 square kilometres artificial lake -- Lake Atlanta. The artificial lake would be built in the vicinity of the Punta Gorda River.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oakland Ross (2014-07-14). "Nicaragua-Chinese partnership announces planned route for proposed inter-oceanic canal". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903184819/http://www.thestar.com/news/the_world_daily/2014/07/nicaragua_chinese_partnership_announces_planned_route_for_proposed_inter_oceanic_canal.html. "The eastern portion of the channel’s length will include the construction of a 400-square-kilometer lake, according to Chinese engineer Dong Yung Song. As a result, he said, the canal’s construction will not reduce the depth of Lake Nicaragua itself."
- ↑ "Aprobada ruta definitiva del Gran Canal Interoceánico de Nicaragua [Approved final route of the Grand Canal of Nicaragua Interoceanic]" (in Spanish). Telesur. 2014-07-08. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telesurtv.net%2Fnews%2FAprobada-ruta-definitiva-del-Gran-Canal-Interoceanico-de-Nicaragua-20140708-0151.html&date=2014-09-03. "El ingeniero del proyecto del canal, Dong Yung Song, aseguró que la construcción causará el menor impacto posible en los recursos hídricos, ya que después de su construcción se formará un lago artificial, Atlanta, semejante al lago Gatún de Panamá, que suministrará el agua para la operación del canal y "se puede desarrollar como centro de ecología del turismo y sede de acuicultura"."
- ↑ "Nicaragua unveils Great Canal route". Breaking News Trinidad and Tobago. 2014-07-09. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903195850/http://news.co.tt/public_html/article.php?story=20140708144359562. "Canal project engineer Dong Yung Song said construction of the canal will cause the minimal impact possible on the hydro resources as construction will take the form of an artificial lake."
- ↑ "Canal de Nicaragua [Nicaragua Channel]" (in Spanish). Managua: La Tribuna. 2014-07-08. Archived from the original on 2014-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20140831214827/http://www.latribuna.hn/2014/07/08/canal-de-nicaragua/. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ↑ Diego Castillo (2014-07-07). "Ruta del Canal Interoceánico de Nicaragua está definida [Interoceanic Canal Route Nicaragua is defined]" (in Spanish). La Nación. Archived from the original on 2014-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20140816202145/http://www.nacion.com/mundo/centroamerica/Canal_Nicaragua-ruta_definidad_0_1425257791.html. Retrieved 2014-09-03. "Dong dijo que escogieron esa ruta por ser la vía que tendría menor impacto ambiental y reúne las condiciones para construir un lago artificial de 400 km2 en las inmediaciones del río Punta Gorda, en la región del Caribe, que aseguraría supuestamente el abastecimiento de agua del Canal, sin afectar el Cocibolca, que cuenta con un extensión de 8.264 km2."
