Blue Nile facts for kids

Blue Nile and White Nile join to form the Nile, in Khartoum

Blue Nile and White Nile

Blue Nile falls, in Ethiopia

The Blue Nile is one of the main tributaries of the River Nile. Both the Blue Nile and the White Nile form what is known as Nile near Khartoum. The Blue Nile starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows through Ethiopia and Sudan. It supplies about 60 percent of the water of the Nile. Even though it has more water than the White Nile, it is seen as the biggest tributary of the Nile.

Images for kids

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  Confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers near Khartoum, the capital of Sudan

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  Men pull each other across the Blue Nile by rope prior to the building of a new bridge

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  Suspension bridge over the Blue Nile River. It is the only pedestrian cable bridge over the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.

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  Blue Nile Gorge in Ethiopia.

See also

In Spanish: Nilo Azul para niños