List of endorheic basins

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

Africa

Antarctica

Australia

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

Eurasia

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

North America

South America

Islands

Ancient

Some of the Earth's ancient endorheic systems include:

References

  1. Houghton, Samuel G. (1994). A trace of desert waters: the Great Basin story. Reno: University of Nevada Press.
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