Blue Nile
The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It travels for approximately 1,450 km 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
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 1,786 metres (5,860 feet)
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
12° north
Longitude
37.25° or 37° 15′ east
Open location code
7G4V2722+22
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