Mare d'Oursi

Mare d'Oursi
Location Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso
Coordinates 14°38′N 0°30′W / 14.633°N 0.500°W / 14.633; -0.500Coordinates: 14°38′N 0°30′W / 14.633°N 0.500°W / 14.633; -0.500
Basin countries Burkina Faso

The Mare d'Oursi is a small, shallow lake in Oudalan Province in northern Burkina Faso, close to the town of Oursi.[1] It is included in the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mepham, Robert; R. H. Hughes; J. S. Hughes (1992). A directory of African wetlands. IUCN. p. 316. ISBN 2-88032-949-3.
  2. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1991). Protected areas of the world: a review of national systems, Volume 2. IUCN. p. 10. ISBN 2-8317-0092-2.

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