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WHAT DOES LAKE TANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lake Tana

Lake Tana

Lake Tana is the source of the Blue Nile and is the largest lake in Ethiopia. Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands, the lake is approximately 84 kilometers long and 66 kilometers wide, with a maximum depth of 15 meters, and an elevation of 1,788 meters. Lake Tana is fed by the Lesser Abay, Reb and Gumara rivers; and its surface area ranges from 3,000 to 3,500 km,² depending on season and rainfall. The lake level has been regulated since the construction of the control weir where the lake discharges into the Blue Nile. This controls the flow to the Blue Nile Falls and hydro-power station.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAKE TANA

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Lake Taupo
Lake Tiberias
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Lake Torrens
Lake Trasimene
lake trout
Lake Tsana
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WORDS THAT END LIKE LAKE TANA

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Synonyms and antonyms of Lake Tana in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Lake Tana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAKE TANA

Find out the translation of Lake Tana to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lake Tana from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lake Tana» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

塔纳湖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lago Tana
570 millions of speakers

English

Lake Tana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झील Tana
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحيرة تانا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Озеро Тана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lago Tana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লেক টানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lac Tana
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lake Tana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tana-See
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タナ湖
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타나 호수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lake Tana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hồ Tana
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏரி டானா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेक टॅना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tana Gölü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lago Tana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jezioro Tana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

озеро Тана
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lacul Tana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λίμνη Tana
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lake Tana
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lake Tana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lake Tana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lake Tana

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAKE TANA»

The term «Lake Tana» is normally little used and occupies the 120.446 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAKE TANA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lake Tana

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAKE TANA»

Discover the use of Lake Tana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lake Tana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evaluation of current and future water resources development ...
McCartney M. , Alemayehu T. , Shiferaw A. , Awulachew S. TABLE 1. Planned irrigation development in the Lake Tana catchment (Source: BCEOM 1998; Mott MacDonald 2004; WWDSE and ICT 2008; WWDSE and TAHAL 2008a, 2008b).
McCartney M. , Alemayehu T. , Shiferaw A. , Awulachew S., 2010
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Water resources and irrigation development in Ethiopia
... Debre Markos Zingini 22 Guchis Debre Markos Guchis 23 Timbi Debre Markos Timbi 24 Yemshot Mota Tis Abbay 25 Sebatami Mota Tis Abbay 26 Tenba Mota Tis Abbay 27 Tis Abbay Bata Mota Tul 28 Durbete-1(DUR-1) Lake Tana Amini ...
Awulachew, Seleshi BekeleYilma, A. D.Loulseged, M.Loiskandl, W.Ayana, M.Alamirew, T., 2007
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A review of hydrology, sediment and water resource use in ...
... Nr. Arb Gebeya Nr. Infranz Nr. Bahir Dar at Merawi at Dangila at Shegolie at Sudan Border Nr. Pawi (Metekel) Nr. Mandura at Bridge Nr. Guder SITE RIVER_LAKE Lake Tana GelgelA. Lake Tana Dek Stefan Upper Ribb Lake Tana Gilgel Be.
Seleshi Bekele Awulachew, 2008
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Ethiopia
Set at an altitude of 1,830m, Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia, with a surface area of 3,673km2, and it is also the source of the Blue Nile, a connection that explains many of Ethiopia's links with the ancient world. Tana was known to the ...
Philip Briggs, 2012
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The River Nile in the Age of the British: Political Ecology ...
LAKE TANA AFTER WORLD WAR II Independent Ethiopia under the leadership of Haile Selassie gradually became, like Uganda under Governor Hall, more and more bent on using the Nile for generating hydropower. So committed was the ...
Terje Tvedt, 2004
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The Nile: Origin, Environments, Limnology and Human Use
Kruiswijk, C. P., T. Hermsen, J. van Heerwaarden, B. Dixon, H. F. J. Savelkoul & R. J. M. Stet, 2005. Major histocompatibility genes in the Lake Tana African large barb species flock: evidence for complete partitioning of class II B, but not class I,  ...
Henri J. Dumont, 2009
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Rwanda
The discovery of the source of the Blue Nile on Lake Tana is often accredited to the 1 8th-century Scots explorer James Bruce. ln fact, its approximate (if not exact ) location was almost certainly known to the ancients. The Old Testament ...
Philip Briggs, Janice Booth, 2009
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Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A ...
Data Quality: High Ecoregion Number: 3 Ecoregion Name: Lake Tana Major Habitat Type: Closed Basins and Small Lakes Final Biological Distinctiveness: Globally Outstanding Final Conservation Status: Vulnerable Priority Class: I Authors: ...
Michele L. Thieme, Robin Abell, Neil Burgess, 2005
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Ethiopia & Eritrea
The monasteries of Lake Tana (p115 ) are some of the most historic in Ethiopia. Of them, Kebran Gabriel, Ura Kidane Meret, Dega Estefanos and Narga Selassie are the most atmospheric. Although there's little to see now, Lake Tana's Tana ...
Stuart Butler, Dean Starnes, 2009
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Improved water and land management in the Ethiopian ...
Awulachew S. B. , Erkossa T. , Smakhtin V. , Fernando A. Subbasin As well as the hydropower development, a number of irrigation schemes (up to approximately 60,000 ha) are planned on the main rivers flowing into Lake Tana (Table 2).
Awulachew S. B. , Erkossa T. , Smakhtin V. , Fernando A.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAKE TANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lake Tana is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lake Tana Registered As World Heritage Site
The Ministry of Science and Technology sad that Lake Tana biosphere reserve has been registered by the United Nations Educational, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Ethiopia eyes replicating Lake Victoria's experience to save Lake
But, the final blow for Lake Tana is the recent infestation of water hyacinth,” he said presenting his paper at the meeting this morning, which is ... «New Business Ethiopia, Jul 15»
3
15 Facts about Ethiopia
Lake Tana in this country, supplies the Blue Nile River, which feeds the White Nile River before joining the Great Nile River. This country has ... «EthioSports, Jun 15»
4
Obama's Upcoming Visit to Ethiopia Recognizes Country's …
The amount of fresh water in the Lake Tana is very much cleaner and bigger than the Entire England Fresh water wealth. But they are still ... «Awramba Times, Jun 15»
5
Gabriel Teodros Reflects On The Groundbreaking Work Of Ethiopian …
The film, and its textured fabrics and church paintings, masenko solos and love songs over Lake Tana, captures the soul of our people in a way ... «Okayafrica, Jun 15»
6
10 reasons making Ethiopia your next destination
Lake Tana, the source of Blue Nile River which meets the White Nile River in neighboring Sudan supplying 85% of water to Great Nile River ... «EthioSports, Jun 15»
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Evidence mounts of ancient Jewish roots of Beta Israel Ethiopian …
Their settlements were distributed around Lake Tana, the Semien mountains, as well as western areas in what is today Northern Sudan ... «Genetic Literacy Project, Jun 15»
8
News in Brief
The Lake Tana biosphere reserve is situated in the north-western part of Ethiopia and includes Lake Tana, the largest lake in Ethiopia. The site ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
9
The best of Ethiopia
As the source of the Blue Nile, Lake Tana has always had a mythical aura, so it is unsurprising to find it ringed by monasteries and castles. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Ethiopia: Lake Tana reserve as World Heritage Site
The United Nations Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed Lake Tana biosphere reserve of Ethiopia as a ... «StarAfrica.com, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lake Tana [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lake-tana>. Apr 2024 ».
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