List of endorheic basins

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The following is a list of endorheic basins — watersheds which do not drain to the sea.

Contents

[edit] Africa

[edit] Antarctica

[edit] Australia

A false-colour satellite photo of Australia's Lake EyreImage credit: NASA's Earth Observatory
A false-colour satellite photo of Australia's Lake Eyre
Image credit: NASA's Earth Observatory

[edit] Eurasia

Major endorheic basins of the world. Basins are shown in dark gray; major endorheic lakes are shown in black.
Major endorheic basins of the world. Basins are shown in dark gray; major endorheic lakes are shown in black.

[edit] North America

[edit] South America

[edit] Ancient

Some of the Earth's ancient endorheic systems include:

  • The Black Sea, until its merger with the Mediterranean
  • The Mediterranean Sea itself and all its tributary basins, during its Messinian dissecation (5 mya aprox.) as it became disconnected from the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Ebro and Duero basins, draining most of northern Spain during the Neogene and perhaps Pliocene.

[edit] References

  • Africa
    • Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC. pages 24-25.
    • "Cameroon Crater Lakes", World Wildlife Fund [1]
  • Australia
  • Eurasia
    • "Freshwater Fishes of Iran: Drainage Basins" [2]
  • North America
    • "Watersheds" map in the North American Atlas [3]
    • Ricketts, Taylor H., Eric Dinerstein, David M. Olson, Colby J. Loucks, et al. (1999). Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC. pages 26-29.
  • South America
    • Olson, D., Dinerstein, E., Canevari, P., Davidson, I., Castro, G., Morisset, V., Abell, R., and Toledo, E.; eds. (1998). Freshwater Biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Conservation Assessment. Biodiversity Support Program, Washington DC., pages xiv-xv, 24-26.