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
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12° northLongitude
37.25° or 37° 15′ eastElevation
1,786 metres (5,860 feet)Open location code
7G4V2722+22GeoNames ID
10376623
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