Lake Tana

Africa to the Mediterranean, is the longest river on Earth! Towards the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile splits off into two main branches, the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The Blue Nile begins in Lake Tana in the highlands of Ethiopia, and the White Nile begins with the waters that flow into and then out of Lake Victoria in Kenya. Branching off from the Blue and White Nile are tributaries, whose waters flow back into the “mother Nile”. This water then travels north into Egypt where water spills…

Riehl 1 Jessica Riehl Dr. M. Vecchio History 110 EL 01 December 2015 Kenya The Republic of Kenya is located in East Africa. It takes its name from Mt. Kenya, which is located in the Central Highlands. Kenya is surrounded by five countries and one ocean: Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Uganda to the west, Sudan to the northwest, Tanzania to the south, and to the east is the Indian Ocean. The capital of Kenya is Nairobi, which is…

the Ancient Egyptians it was the nile river. The ancient egypt was one of the four “River Civilizations”. They were called that because if they didn’t have the river they would never have survived this long. The nile started in lake Tana in the highlands of Ethiopia, and Lake victoria in Kenya. The Ancient Egyptians used the nile for everything, like farming, water and for the Egyptians, the nile was literally the difference between life and death. The nile was the main source of everything for…

Marie Island or Nosy Boraha is the tranquil tropical island with secluded beaches filled with silky white sand, plush vegetation and swaying palms. We have discovered most beautiful shores on this Madagascar island. Located just one hour flying from Tana and 25 miles off the coast of Sonierana-Ivongo, Sante Mare is a picture-perfect illustration of an unspoiled tropical island in Africa. 7. Kiwengwa, Zanzibar Kiwengwa, Zanzibar Not all offbeat beaches are hidden mysteriously, Kiwengwa beach…

countries it flows through like Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Congo, South Sudan and Sudan. The White Nile is the primary source of the Nile River and it begins out of the Great Lakes region, the Blue Nile is the second major source of the river and it begins in Lake Tana of Ethiopia. There is a number of other sources of the Nile including the Ruvyironza River in Burundi and the Nyabarongo River in Rwanda. A total of 62.6 billion meters cubed of water from…

The Japanese company manufactured the longest bra in September, 1990. The bra has an under-burst measurement of 24m (78ft 8 in) and 28m (91ft 10in) for its bust measurement. Tunnel Image source The Seikan Tunnel (as shown above) between Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido Islands is currently considered as the world’s longest tunnel with its measurement of 53, 850m in length. However, by 2010, with the opening of the tunnel called Gotthard Base in Switzerland, Seikan Tunnel will be placed the second…

There was a long tradition of diplomatic agreement over the one remaining African state not under Western domination, a tradition entirely favorable to Italy . The only concern of the British was that the Blue Nile be allowed to flow freely from Lake Tana to the Sudan. The only concern of French Prime Minister Pierre Laval was that French interests in the railroad from Djibouti to Addis Ababa remain secure. In fact Prime Minister Laval was enthused by Italian action in Africa as it was “better…