GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Blue Nile
The Blue Nile, called Abay in Ethiopia, exits Lake Tana at Bahir Dar, cuts across the Ethiopian highlands and reaches the White Nile at Khartoum.
Fast Facts
- Lake Tana is in northwestern Ethiopia.
- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
- The Blue Nile joins the White Nile from the southeast.
Connected lessons
- Blue NileMap, explanation and practice
- Grand Ethiopian Renaissance DamMap, explanation and practice
- From equatorial lakes to the MediterraneanGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Nile RiverRelated places
- Lake TanaRelated places
- Grand Ethiopian Renaissance DamRelated places
- White NileRelated places
- Atbara RiverRelated places
- Ras DashenRelated places
- Lake TanaOriginates in
- Nile RiverTributary of
- Grand Ethiopian Renaissance DamContains