Tana,Lake
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Tana, Lake — Lake, Ethiopia. The country s largest lake, it is 47 mi (76 km) long and 44 mi (71 km) wide. It is the source of the Blue Nile (see Nile River), which pours from it over a lava barrier, dropping 138 ft (42 m) to form Tisisat Falls. Coptic… … Universalium
Tana, Lake — geographical name lake NW Ethiopia; source of the Blue Nile area 1418 square miles (3687 square kilometers) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tana, Lake — … Useful english dictionary
lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) … Universalium
Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly … Universalium
Lake San Tana — Bild gesucht BW Geographische Lage Coleman County, Texas, USA Abfl … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tana — steht für: (1641) Tana, Asteroid Thaana Alphabet (auch Tāna geschrieben), Alphabet der Malediven Tana steht als geographische Bezeichnung für: Antananarivo, Kurzname für die Hauptstadt Madagaskars Asow, alter Name Tana, venezianisch genuesische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tana — may refer to:Places*Lake Tana, Ethiopia *Tana, a municipality in Norway *Tana, short hand form of Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar *Tana or Tanais, medieval trading city on the Sea of Azov, near the modern city of Azov. *Tana Bridge, Norway… … Wikipedia
Tana Qirqos — (variantly spelled Tana Kirkos; also called Tana Chirqos or Tana Chirkos, etc.; Ge ez: ጣና ቂርቆስ ṭānā ḳīrḳōs , ጣና ጪርቆስ ṭānā č̣īrḳōs ) is an island in Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It is considered a holy island, and only monks of the Ethiopian Church live … Wikipedia
Tana — [tä′nə] 1. river in E Kenya, flowing southeast into the Indian Ocean: c. 500 mi (805 km) 2. Lake lake in N Ethiopia: source of the Blue Nile: c. 1,400 sq mi (3,626 sq km) … English World dictionary
