The Blue Nile is so-called because during flood times the water current is so high, it changes colour to an almost black and in the local Sudanese language the word for black is also used for the...
Lake Tana is the source of the Blue Nile and is the largest lake in Ethiopia. Located in the north-western Ethiopian highlands. http://wiki.answers.com/wiki/Ethiopian_highlands
Well the word Nile is derived from not only Latin: Nīlos; Greek: Νεἱλος and derived from the Semitic: Nahal meaning river! It is probably derived from the Egyptian language Ḥ'pī or iteru...