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| Lake Tana, the largest lake in Ethiopia, is the source |
| of the famed Blue Nile and is where it starts its long journey to Khartoum, and then on to the Mediterranean. The 37 islands that are scattered about the surface of the lake shelter fascinating churches and monasteries. Some of which have histories dating back to the 13th century. |
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| Dallol Depression
The Afar area where the Ethiopian Rift Valley meets the Red Sea is one of the most inhospitable parts of the earth. |
| Much of this area was flooded by the Red Sea, a flood that was subsequently stemmed by fresh volcanic activity that raised barriers of basaltic lava. Behind these barriers, the trapped inland sea that had formed began to evaporate under the fierce heat of the tropical sun - a process that is almost complete today |
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Awash National Park
Lying in the lowlands east of Addis Ababa, and astride the Awash River, the Awash National Park is one of . |
| the finest reserves in Ethiopia. The Awash River, one of the major rivers of the Horn of Africa, waters important agricultural lands in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia and eventually flows into the wilderness of the Danakil Depression |
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Bale Mountains National Park is 2,400 square kilometers (1,488 square miles) in area, covering a |
| wide range of habitats and ranging in altitude from 1,500 to 4,377 meters (4,920 to 14,357 feet). It is the highest point in southern Ethiopia. |
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