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Lake Tana (Amharic: ጣና ሐይቅ, romanized: T’ana ḥāyik’i; previously transcribed Tsana [1]) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and a source of the Blue Nile. Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands , the lake is approximately 84 kilometres (52 miles) long and 66 kilometres (41 miles) wide, with a maximum ...
The Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve is a protected area located in the Amhara National Regional State approximately 563 km northwest of Addis Ababa in the north-western part of Ethiopia. The biosphere reserve comprises Lake Tana , the largest lake in Ethiopia, the main source of the Blue Nile , which provides important ecosystem services .
The Blue Nile [note 1] is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia.It travels for approximately 1,450 km (900 mi) through Ethiopia and Sudan.Along with the White Nile, it is one of the two major tributaries of the Nile and supplies about 85.6% of the water to the Nile during the rainy season.
Blue Nile Falls. The Blue Nile Falls is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in West Gojjam, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.It is known as Tis Abay in Amharic, meaning 'great smoke'.It is situated on the upper course of the river, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) downstream from the town of Bahir Dar and Lake Tana.
Bahir Dar is located at the exit of the Abbay from Lake Tana at an altitude of 1,820 metres (5,970 ft) above sea level. [14] The city is located approximately 578 km north-northwest of Addis Ababa. The Lake Tana region is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2015.
The Zege Peninsula is a peninsula located on the southern shore of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, [1] the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile river, and is situated at (11° 40’ to 11° 43’ N and 37 °19’ to 37 °21’ E). It is 600 km northwest of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.
Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile, also lies in the northwestern portion of the Ethiopian Highlands. The southeastern portion is known as the Harar Massif. [6] Its bounded in the west, by the fault line of the Rift Valley, in the east, by the Ogaden Lowlands and in the south, by the Elkerie and Borena Lowlands.
Populated places on Lake Tana (1 C, 6 P) T. Tributaries of Lake Tana (5 P) Pages in category "Lake Tana" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.