Endorheic Lakes

Connected Sites: 10

Definition

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)

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Connected Sites

Tajik National Park

Tajikistan

Inscribed: 2013

3.46

29

3

Lake Karakul
See en.wikipedia.org
Lake Turkana Parks

Kenya

Inscribed: 1997

2.64

11

1
Ichkeul National Park

Tunisia

Inscribed: 1980

2.10

57

6

Ichkeul sits in an endorheic basin
See www.worldlakes.org
Saryarka

Kazakhstan

Inscribed: 2008

2.14

30

4

Lake Tengiz
See www.globalnature.org
Okavango Delta

Botswana

Inscribed: 2014

4.15

87

4
Mexico City and Xochimilco

Mexico

Inscribed: 1987

3.84

275

8

Lake Xochimilco is an ancient endorheic lake (wiki)
Fertö/Neusiedlersee

Austria, Hungary

Inscribed: 2001

2.29

189

8
Badain Jaran Desert

China

Inscribed: 2024

2.69

8

1

"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"
See www.sciencedirect.com
Uvs Nuur Basin

Mongolia, Russia

Inscribed: 2003

2.69

8

0
Kenya Lake System

Kenya

Inscribed: 2011

3.18

68

3

"These lakes are relatively shallow (except Bogoria which has a maximum water depth of 19 meters), alkaline and endorheic (not having any surface outlet)." (AB ev)