Cataracts of The Nile - Six Cataracts

Six Cataracts

Counted going upstream (from north to south), the First Cataract is in present day Egypt; and the Second through Sixth Cataracts are in Sudan.

• The First Cataract cuts through Aswan (24°04′41″N 32°52′41″E / 24.078°N 32.878°E / 24.078; 32.878 (First Cataract)) The only cataract in modern-day Egypt.
• The Second Cataract (or Great Cataract) was in Nubia and is now submerged under Lake Nasser (21°29′N 30°58′E / 21.48°N 30.97°E / 21.48; 30.97 (Great Cataract))
• The Third Cataract is around Tombos/Hannek (19°46′N 30°22′E / 19.76°N 30.37°E / 19.76; 30.37 (Third Cataract))
• The Fourth Cataract is in the Manasir Desert and is flooded by the Merowe Dam beginning in the third quarter of 2008. (18°55′N 32°22′E / 18.91°N 32.36°E / 18.91; 32.36 (Fourth Cataract))
• The Fifth Cataract is near the confluence of the Nile and Atbarah Rivers (17°40′37″N 33°58′12″E / 17.677°N 33.970°E / 17.677; 33.970 (Fifth Cataract))
• The Sixth Cataract is where the Nile cuts through the Sabaluka pluton, close to Bagrawiyah (16°17′17″N 32°40′16″E / 16.288°N 32.671°E / 16.288; 32.671 (Sixth Cataract))