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Map of Nile tributaries in modern Sudan, showing the Yellow Nile The Nile represented in an ancient Roman mosaic found from the ruins of Pompeii. The Yellow Nile is a former tributary that connected the Ouaddaï highlands of eastern Chad to the Nile River Valley c. 8000 to c. 1000 BCE . [ 49 ]
American Cruise Lines: 2000: Defunct as a cruise ship. Permanently moored at Chesapeake Shipbuilding as housing for contractors. American Eagle in Boston: American Glory: American Cruise Lines: 2002: Sunk as an artificial reef: American Glory in Chelsea Piers: Ambience: Ambassador Cruise line: 2007: 69,845: Operating. Formerly: Regal Princess ...
Alaska's portion of the Inside Passage extends 500 miles (800 km) from north to south and 100 miles (160 km) from east to west. The area encompasses 1,000 islands and thousands of coves and bays. While the Alexander Archipelago in Alaska provides some protection from the Pacific Ocean weather, much of the area experiences strong semi-diurnal tides.
UnCruise Adventures (formerly American Safari Cruises) is an American-owned small ship adventure cruise line founded in Everett, Washington.In 2008, the then American Safari Cruises was purchased by the parent company InnerSea Discoveries Alaska Inc. [5] In early 2013 after a fleet expansion, the American Safari Cruises was renamed to Un-Cruise Adventures. [6]
View south (upstream) of Elephantine Island and Nile, from a hotel tower. Elephantine (/ ˌ ɛ l ɪ f æ n ˈ t aɪ n iː,-ˈ t iː-/ EL-if-an-TY-nee, - TEE-; [2] Ancient Egyptian: 𓍋𓃀𓅱𓃰, romanized: ꜣbw; Egyptian Arabic: جزيرة الفنتين; Greek: Ἐλεφαντίνη Elephantíne; Coptic: (Ⲉ)ⲓⲏⲃ (e)iēb, Coptic pronunciation:) is an island on the Nile, forming ...
A map of Africa, published by John Cary in 1805, showing the Mountains of the Moon Anthony Finley's map of 1827 owes much to that of Cary, once again depicting the Mountains of the Moon as the source of the White Nile. Rwenzori Mountains. It was not until modern times that Europeans resumed their search for the source of the Nile.
Gezira is an island in the Nile, in central Cairo, Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira district, and the northern third contains the Zamalek district. Gezira is west of downtown Cairo and Tahrir Square , connected across the Nile by four bridges each on the east and west sides, the Qasr El Nil Bridge , 15 May Bridge ...
Islands of the Nile. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. E. Elephantine (8 P) G. Gezira Island (14 P) P. Philae (6 P, 1 F) ...