Endorheic Lakes

Endorheic lakes are bodies of water that do not flow into the sea. Endorheic lakes are usually in the interior of a body mass, far from an ocean. Their watersheds are often confined by natural geologic land formations such as a mountain range, cutting off water egress to the ocean. (wiki)

Connected Sites

Site	Rationale	Link
Badain Jaran Desert	"The144 inter-dunal lakes are exceptional (AB ev) , "The sources of lake water are also debated, but there are four main hypotheses: atmospheric precipitation, groundwater from nearby areas, precipitation and snowmelt in remote areas such as the Qilian Mountains and the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, or paleowater that formed during past periods of wet climate"
Fertö/Neusiedlersee
Ichkeul National Park	Ichkeul sits in an endorheic basin
Kenya Lake System
Lake Turkana
Mexico City and Xochimilco	Lake Xochimilco is an ancient endorheic lake (wiki)
Okavango Delta
Saryarka	Lake Tengiz
Tajik National Park	Lake Karakul
Uvs Nuur Basin

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