Mare d'Oursi

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Mare d'Oursi
Location Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso
Coordinates 14°38′N0°30′W / 14.633°N 0.500°W / 14.633; -0.500 Coordinates: 14°38′N0°30′W / 14.633°N 0.500°W / 14.633; -0.500
Basin  countriesBurkina Faso
Designated27 June 1990
Reference no.490 [1]

The Mare d'Oursi is a small, shallow lake in Oudalan Province in northern Burkina Faso, close to the town of Oursi. [2] It is included in the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance. [3]

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References

  1. "La Mare d'Oursi". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Mepham, Robert; R. H. Hughes; J. S. Hughes (1992). A directory of African wetlands. IUCN. p. 316. ISBN   2-88032-949-3.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. 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.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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