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Lake Tana

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a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile

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A resort hotel on Lake Tana in Bahir Dar Lake Tana has a number of islands, whose number varies depending on the level of the lake. Source: Internet

Europeans began to learn about the origins of the Nile in the 15th and 16th centuries, when travelers to Ethiopia visited Lake Tana and the source of the Blue Nile in the mountains south of the lake. Source: Internet

The Blue Nile originates at Lake Tana in north-western Ethiopian Highlands and runs for approximately 1,450 km to meet another major tributary the White Nile in Khartoum, Sudan. Source: Internet

There are two main tributaries, the White Nile, which starts at Lake Victoria — the largest fresh water lake in the world — and the Blue Nile, which begins in Lake Tana in Northern Ethiopia. Source: Internet

Barbus tanapelagius, A New Species from Lake Tana (Ethiopia): its Morphology and Ecology. Source: Internet

Lake Tana supports a large fishing industry, mainly based on the Labeobarbus barbs (formerly in genus Barbus ), Nile tilapia and sharptooth catfish (a large catfish that is widespread in Africa). Source: Internet

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