Second Cataract

• The six Nile Cataracts are a series of shallow rapids, (not waterfalls) between Aswan and Khartoum. They became unnavigable when the Nile rose.
• The Second Cataract was also known as the Great Cataract, and was nine miles long. Ships were unable to pass upstream until the Nile started to flood. It is now submerged under Lake Nasser.

The 6 Nile Cataracts

1. First Cataract, Aswan
2. Second Cataract, Nubia
3. Third Cataract, Tombos in Nubia
4. Fourth Cataract, the most difficult Cataract to pass, Napata previous capital of Kush
5. Fifth Cataract, confluence of the Nile and Atbarah River.
6. Sixth Cataract, city of Meroe, capital of Kush

Second Cataract