Lake Arenal

Lake Arenal is a lake in the northern highlands of . It is the largest lake in at 85 square kilometres. Its depth varies between 30 and 60 meters seasonally.
Wikipedia
Photo: Grez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: artificial lake in Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Laguna Arenal” and “Laguna Tenorio”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unión and Tejona.

Neighborhood
is a in the , . It is located on the east shore of Lake Arenal. Nearby, to the north of the village are the Arenal Botanical Gardens. is situated 7 km east of Lake Arenal.

Neighborhood
Photo: sbeebe, CC BY 2.0.
is a in the , . It is located on Lake Arenal and has a hydroelectric power station. Hotel Tilawa and skateboarding park as well as the Tilawa Viento Surf Center and Arenal Botanical Gardens are located nearby. is situated 7 km southwest of Lake Arenal.

Photo: elisabeth tonglet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small town in , on the shores of Lake Arenal. The town is a peaceful, friendly place to visit and is increasingly popular for aquatic activities, especially windsurfing on the lake.

Lake Arenal

Latitude
10.51738° or 10° 31′ 3″ north
Longitude
-84.90104° or 84° 54′ 4″ west
Elevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)
Open location code
762QG38X+XH
Geo­Names ID
3624866
Wiki­data ID
Q31938
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Arenal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Lake Arenal” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Arenal aintzira”
  • Belarusian: “Арэналь”
  • Cebuano: “Laguna de Arenal”
  • Chinese: “阿雷納爾湖”
  • Chuvash: “Ареналь”
  • Czech: “Arenal”
  • Dutch: “Lake Arenal”
  • French: “lac Arenal”
  • French: “Lac Arenal”
  • German: “Arenal-See”
  • German: “Arenalsee”
  • Hebrew: “אגם ארנל”
  • Italian: “lago Arenal”
  • Italian: “Lago Arenal”
  • Japanese: “アレナル湖”
  • Korean: “아레날호”
  • Lithuanian: “Arenalio ežeras”
  • Northern Sami: “Arenaljávri”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arenalsjøen”
  • Norwegian: “Arenalsjøen”
  • Persian: “دریاچه آرنال”
  • Persian: “دریاچهٔ آرنال”
  • Persian: “دریاچه ارنال”
  • Persian: “دریاچهٔ ارنال”
  • Polish: “Arenal”
  • Russian: “Ареналь”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Arenal”
  • Slovenian: “Jezero Arenal”
  • Spanish: “Lago Arenal”
  • Spanish: “Nicoya”
  • Swedish: “Lago Arenal”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Arenal”

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