The Blue Nile, which originates at Lake Tana in Ethiopia, provides on average some 58 % of the Nile's Egyptian waters.

No 3: north from Addis Ababa across the Blue Nile at Dejen and again at Bahir Dar east around Lake Tana 979 km via Gondar and Aksum to Adwa.

Lake Tana ( also spelled T ' ana, Amharic: ጣና ሐይቅ Ṭānā Hāyḳ ," Lake Tana ," an older variant is Tsana, Ge ' ez ጻና Ṣānā ; sometimes called " Dembiya " after the region to the north of the lake ) is the source of the Blue Nile and is the largest lake in Ethiopia.

Lake Tana is fed by the Lesser Abay, Reb and Gumara Rivers and its surface area ranges from 3, 000 to 3, 500 km² depending on season and rainfall.

Lake Tana seen from SPOT ( satellites ) | SPOT satellite

Beginning of the Blue Nile River by its outlet from Lake Tana

Other important islands in Lake Tana include Dek, Mitraha, Gelila Zakarias, Halimun, and Briguida.

Eight of these are piscivorous and an important prey is the small Barbus tanapelagius, another endemic of the lake ( B. humilis and B. pleurogramma also occur in Lake Tana, but neither is endemic ).

Numerous wetland birds, such as great white pelican and African darter, reside at Lake Tana, and it is an important resting ground for many Palearctic migrant waterbirds.

* Lake Tana project at Aberystwyth University

* Pictures from Lake Tana and the Monasteries

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Based on drawings and models from ancient Egypt, the first boat, named Ra ( after the Egyptian Sun god ), was constructed by boat builders from Lake Chad using papyrus reed obtained from Lake Tana in Ethiopia and launched into the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Morocco.

* The Portuguese defeat the Muslims near Lake Tana.

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A number of rivers cross the plateau — notably the Blue Nile rising from Lake Tana.

After being delayed for about a year in Massawa, Rassam at last received permission from the Emperor to enter his realm, but due to rebellions in Tigray was forced to follow a circuitous route taking him to Kassala, then to Metemma, along the western shore of Lake Tana to finally meet with Emperor Tewodros in northern Gojjam.

At first his embassy seemed promising, as the Emperor established him at Qorata, a village on the south-eastern shores of Lake Tana, and sent him numerous gifts, as well as having the British consul Charles Duncan Cameron, the missionary Henry Stern, and the other hostages sent to his encampment.

The Blue Nile (; transliterated: ʿAbbai, but pronounced Abbai, ) is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia.

The Blue Nile flows generally south from Lake Tana and then west across Ethiopia and northwest into Sudan.

Modern geological analysis of the entire field, apparently, supports an exceptionally old age for Lake Zaysan.

Lake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery.

Lake County has one of the most active Alumni Associations in the state of Tennessee which supports four alumni websites.

The preserve is part of the Axe Lake Swamp wetlands complex which supports at least eight rare plant and animal species.

The area around Lake William supports a dense sedge scrub and rare species such as Amperea volubilus and an unnamed species of Melaleuca.

Heber City supports four LDS stakes, as well as congregations of Southern Baptists, Catholics as part of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, and Jehovah's Witnesses.

The park has a campground and the base of the vents supports Lake Surprise, a popular swimming hole in summer.

The mouth of the river at Lake Erie is wide and supports considerable commercial traffic, including oil, grain, and coal.

Upstream of Lost Creek Lake, the main stem, sometimes called the North Fork, supports varieties of trout.

* 1609: Champlain supports the Algonquins against the Iroquois at Lake Champlain.

A number of fish species have been introduced to the lake, notably the sardine-like kapenta ( transported from Lake Tanganyika ), which now supports a thriving commercial fishery.

Support to the extensive tourism area along the shores of nearby Lake Huron also supports several businesses.

Nearby Lake Ruataniwha supports sailing, water skiing and prominent rowing events, such as the Maadi Cup, while the Ohau Skifield and the Round Hill Ski Area attract winter tourists.

The town supports one of the largest High Schools in the division ( Prairie Spirit ) bringing in students from smaller, nearby villages and hamlets such as Laura, Kinley, Donovan, Swanson, Vanscoy and the Pike Lake district, as well as rural students.

Lake Zway supports a fishing industry ; according to the Ethiopian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 2, 454 tonnes of fish are landed each year, which the department estimates is 83 % of its sustainable amount.

Ronald Reagan declared himself a sagebrush rebel in an August 1980 campaign speech in Salt Lake City, Reagan told the crowd, " I happen to be one who cheers and supports the Sagebrush Rebellion.

The lake forms part of the Lake Corangamite Complex Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it sometimes supports globally important numbers of waterbirds.

He also voiced his concerns when another Catholic university, Our Lady of the Lake University, allowed a high-profile nun who some claim supports female ordination to be a keynote speaker at an event.

The river supports canoe traffic from Lake Champlain to Mansonville, Quebec, where there is a falls.

" This greenway also supports the Des Plaines River Trail, a multi-use trail that roughly follows the course of the Des Plaines River through Lake County and into Cook County.

The south-western corner of Lake Abaya supports one of only two Ethiopian populations of Myrmecocichla albifrons.

In contrast with earlier studies, which reconstructed wetter conditions in East Africa during this period, evidence from Lake Bosumtwi supports more recent studies suggesting that this interval was dry.

The town also supports a gypsum mine that is situated just outside of town at Lake Cowcowing.

CSC, located on beautiful White Rock Lake in Dallas, also sponsors many social activities, teaches adult sailing and supports an active juniors program.