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31-706: (Redirected from River Tana ) Tana may refer to: [REDACTED] Look up tana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Places [ edit ] Africa [ edit ] Lake Tana , a lake in Ethiopia (and a source of the Nile River) Tana Qirqos , an island in the eastern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, near the mouth of the Gumara River Tana River County ,

62-518: A presenter of UKTV 's food show Market Kitchen . In 2013, she often appeared on Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking to teach home cooking alongside her husband. In 2014, she appeared in the American version of cooking show MasterChef , co-hosted by her husband, Gordon Ramsay, and also Gordon's other show Hell's Kitchen , which she featured on three episodes between 2009 and 2010. Since 2015, Ramsay has starred in her daughter's show Matilda and

93-600: A county of Coast Province, Kenya Tana River (Kenya) , the longest river in Kenya Tana , a shorthand form of Antananarivo , the capital of Madagascar Tana, Guinea , a small village in Guinea Americas [ edit ] Tana Glacier , a glacier in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska Tana River (Alaska) , a river in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska Tana River (Cuba) ,

124-585: A fictional character who was a reporter in Metropolis in the Superboy comics Organizations [ edit ] Telugu Association of North America (TANA) Tana FC Formation , a football club from Madagascar Tana Oy , a Finnish waste management company Religion and mythology [ edit ] Tana, claimed to be an early Etruscan name for the Roman goddess Diana , according to Aradia, or

155-570: A genre of ancient Irish tales, usually about a "cattle raid" ( Táin Bó ) Tana (plant) , genus in the family Apiaceae Tana (fly) , a genus in subfamily Chiromyzinae See also [ edit ] Taana (disambiguation) Tanna (disambiguation) Thana (disambiguation) Tane (disambiguation) Tan (disambiguation) Tanaji (Tana and -ji ) , Indian male given name All pages with titles beginning with Tana All pages with titles containing Tana Topics referred to by

186-461: A professional footballer from Thailand playing for Samut Songkhram FC Tana Umaga (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team Tana Wood , biogeochemist and ecosystem scientist Pedro Tanausú Domínguez Placeres , commonly known as Tana (born 1990), a Spanish footballer Fictional characters [ edit ] Tana, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Tana Moon ,

217-589: A river of southern Cuba Tana (volcano) , a volcano on Chuginadak Island , Alaska Asia [ edit ] Kyzyl-Tana , a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan Tana Station , a railway station in the Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Tana, Kukin Tana , or Tana Mayambu , former names of Thane, India Europe [ edit ] Tana or Tanais , a medieval city and bishopric on

248-453: A status) by the IUCN . In the early 2000s, the local government for the first time introduced a fisheries legislation and it is hoped this will have a positive effect on the fish populations. Other serious threats are habitat destruction and pollution. Bahir Dar has become a large city and it is rapidly growing; its wastewater is generally released directly into the lake. The vegetation in

279-619: A year, peaking in September–October just after the main wet season. When the water levels are high, the plains around the lake often are flooded and other permanent swamps in the region become connected to the lake. Since there are no inflows that link the lake to other large waterways and the main outflow, the Blue Nile , is obstructed by the Blue Nile Falls , the lake supports a highly distinctive aquatic fauna, which generally

310-570: Is "allegedly buried on Tana Cherqos." The body of Yekuno Amlak is interred in the monastery of St. Stephen on Daga Island . Emperors whose tombs are also on Daga include Dawit I , Zara Yaqob , Za Dengel , and Fasilides . Other important islands in Lake Tana include Dek , Mitraha , Gelila Zakarias , Halimun and Briguida . The monasteries are believed to have been built during the Middle Ages over earlier religious sites. They include

341-584: Is an important resting and feeding ground for many Palearctic migrant waterbirds. There are no crocodiles , but the African softshell turtle and Nile monitor have been recorded near the Blue Nile outflow from the lake. Hippos are present, mostly near the Blue Nile outflow. Tana Ramsay Cayetana Elizabeth " Tana " Ramsay ( née Hutcheson ; born 23 August 1974) is an English TV broadcaster and author of several cookery books. Ramsay

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372-431: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lake Tana In 2015, the Lake Tana region was nominated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve recognizing its national and international natural and cultural importance. Lake Tana was formed by volcanic activity, blocking the course of inflowing rivers in the early Pleistocene epoch, about 5 million years ago. The lake

403-896: Is related to species from the Nile Basin . The lake's nutrient levels are low. There are 27 fish species in Lake Tana and 20 of these are endemic . This includes one of only two known cyprinid species flocks (the other, from Lake Lanao in the Philippines, has been decimated by introduced species). It consists of 15 relatively large, up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long, Labeobarbus barbs that formerly were included in Barbus instead. Among these, L. acutirostris , L. longissimus , L. megastoma and L. truttiformis are strictly piscivorous , and L. dainellii , L. gorguari , L. macrophtalmus and L. platydorsus are mostly piscivorous. Their most important prey are

434-513: The Azwa Maryam monastery. Compared to other tropical lakes, the waters in Lake Tana are relatively cold, typically ranging from about 20 to 27 °C (68–81 °F). The water has a pH that is neutral to somewhat alkaline and its transparency is quite low. Because of the large seasonal variations in the inflow of its tributaries, rain and evaporation, the water levels of Lake Tana typically vary by 2–2.5 m (6.6–8.2 ft) in

465-567: The Ethiopian Church are kept in the isolated island monasteries (including Kebran Gabriel , Ura Kidane Mehret , Narga Selassie , Daga Estifanos , Medhane Alem of Rema , Kota Maryam, and Mertola Maryam). On the island of Tana Qirqos is a rock shown to Paul B. Henze , on which he was told the Virgin Mary had rested on her journey back from Egypt ; he was also told that Frumentius , who introduced Christianity to Ethiopia,

496-727: The Gospel of the Witches . This recognized as some Neopagans as accurate. The single form of Tannaim , Rabbinic sages whose views were record in the Mishnah Other uses [ edit ] 1641 Tana , a main-belt asteroid Tana , a minor Kazakh Jüz , or "tribe" Tāna (Thaana, Taana) , the writing system for the Divehi language spoken in the Maldives Tana (film) , an Albanian film from 1958 Tána , "raids",

527-586: The Ramsay Bunch on CBBC . Ramsay married Gordon Ramsay in London on 21 December 1996. They divide their time between Los Angeles and the Wandsworth Common area of London , They have six children, among them Tilly . In an interview, Gordon Ramsay detailed how he and his wife struggled to conceive due to her polycystic ovary syndrome . This article about a writer or poet from

558-813: The Sea of Azov Tana Municipality , a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway Tana bru , a village in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway Tana Church , a church in the village of Rustefjelbma in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway Tana River (Norway) , the third longest river in Norway, located in Finnmark county Oceania [ edit ] Tana or Tanna (island) , an island in Vanuatu People [ edit ] Tana (rapper) , Steven Lewis, American rapper known under

589-602: The early 17th century), there were 21 islands, seven to eight of which had monasteries on them "formerly large, but now much diminished." When James Bruce visited the area in 1771, he noted that the locals counted 45 inhabited islands, but stated he believed that "the number may be about eleven." Anton Stecker, in 1881, made a detailed examination of the lake, enabling substantially accurate maps, and counted 44 islands. A 20th-century geographer named 37 islands, of which he believed 19 have or had monasteries or churches on them. Remains of ancient Ethiopian emperors and treasures of

620-554: The endemic subspecies tana in the lake), E. humilis , G. dembecha , G. dembeensis and the large African sharptooth catfish . Lake Tana supports a large fishing industry, mainly based on the Labeobarbus barbs, Nile tilapia and sharptooth catfish. According to the Ethiopian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 1,454 tons of fish were landed in 2011 at Bahir Dar , which the department estimated

651-509: The fourteenth-century Debre Maryam , and the eighteenth-century Narga Selassie, Tana Qirqos (said to have housed the Ark of the Covenant before it was moved to Axum ), and Ura Kidane Mehret, known for its regalia. A ferry service links Bahir Dar with Gorgora via Dek Island and various lakeshore villages. There is also Zege Peninsula on the southwest portion of the lake. Zege is the site of

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682-574: The lake's wetlands, which are an important nursery for the Labeobarbus and other fish, are being cleared at a fast pace. A potentially serious threat to the unique ecosystem would be an introduction of a large and efficient predatory species like the Nile perch , which has been implicated in numerous extinctions in Lake Victoria . The piscivorous Labeobarbus of Lake Tana are relatively inefficient predators that can only take fish up to about 15% of

713-460: The length of the predator itself. Among other fauna, the lake supports relatively few invertebrates: There are fifteen species of mollusks , including one endemic, and also an endemic freshwater sponge . About 230 species of birds, including more than 80 wetland birds such as the great white pelican , African darter , hamerkop , storks , African spoonbill , ibis , ducks , kingfishers and African fish eagle , are known from Lake Tana. It

744-521: The name tana (born 2006) Tana, a variant of the given name Tanya Kuo Hsing-chun (Amis name: Tana), a Taiwanese Amis weightlifter (born 1993) Elijah Tana (born 1975), a former Zambian footballer Nick Tana , the former chairman of the Australian football club Perth Glory Rawat Tana (born 1977), a wheelchair racer from Thailand who competes at the Olympic level Tana and Riri ,

775-609: The others), L. nedgia and L. tsanensis on benthic invertebrates like chironomid larvae. Among the endemic Labeobarbus , eight species spawn in the lake's wetlands and the remaining move seasonally into its tributaries where they spawn. In addition to the Labeobarbus species flock, the endemic species are Enteromius pleurogramma , E. tanapelagius , Garra regressus and Afronemacheilus abyssinicus (one of only two African stone loaches ). The remaining non-endemic species are Nile tilapia (widespread in Africa, but with

806-551: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tana . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tana&oldid=1227933746 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

837-549: The small Enteromius and Garra species. The remaining Labeobarbus in Lake Tana have other specialized feeding habits: L. beso (non-endemic and not closely related to the others) feeds on algae , L. surkis mostly on macrophytes , L. gorgorensis on macrophytes and molluscs , L. brevicephalus on zooplankton (however, juveniles of all members of the species flock feed on zooplankton), L. osseensis on macrophytes and adults insects, and L. crassibarbis , L. intermedius (non-endemic but closely related to

868-702: The twin sisters who chose to die rather than sing in Akbar's court, in India Tana Chanabut (born 1984), Thai footballer who plays for Pattaya United Táňa Fischerová (1947–2019), Czech actress, writer, television host, politician and civic activist Tana French (born 1973), Irish novelist and theatrical actress Tana Hoban (1917–2006), American author and photographer Tana Mongeau (born 1998), American Internet personality Tana Ramsay (born 1974), British TV broadcaster and author of bestselling books on cooking Tana Sripandorn (born 1986),

899-468: Was 15% of its sustainable amount. Nevertheless, in a review that compared catches in 2001 to those ten years earlier, it was found that typical sizes of both the tilapia and the catfish had significantly decreased, and populations of the Labeobarbus barbs that breed in the tributaries had significantly declined. Among the endemic fish, most are considered threatened ( endangered or vulnerable ) or data deficient (available data insufficient for evaluating

930-566: Was born in Croydon , South London , United Kingdom, and raised on a farm in Kent . Her father, Chris Hutcheson, is a businessman. Cayetana worked for her father before pursuing a career in education. Ramsay trained as a Montessori teacher. In 2010, Ramsay appeared on the ITV show Dancing on Ice , partnered by professional skater Stuart Widdall, being eliminated in the fourth week. She has been

961-508: Was originally much larger than it is today. Seven large permanent rivers feed the lake as well as 40 small seasonal rivers. The main tributaries to the lake are Gilgel Abbay (Little Nile River), and the Megech, Gumara, and Rib rivers. Lake Tana has a number of islands, whose number varies depending on the level of the lake. It has fallen about 6 feet (1.8 m) in the last 400 years. According to Manoel de Almeida (a Portuguese missionary in

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