Mare d'Oursi

Mare d'Oursi
Location	Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso
Coordinates	14°38′N 0°30′W / 14.63333°N 0.5°W / 14.63333; -0.5Coordinates: 14°38′N 0°30′W / 14.63333°N 0.5°W / 14.63333; -0.5
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. pp. 316. ISBN 2880329493. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VLjafeXa3gMC&pg=PA316. 
2. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1991). Protected areas of the world: a review of national systems, Volume 2. IUCN. pp. 10. ISBN 2831700922. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GAtfSkr1q6sC&pg=PT10. 

Further reading

• Claude, Jacques; Michel Grouzis, Pierre Milleville (1991) (in French). Un Espace Sahélien: la Mare d'Oursi, Burkina Faso. IRD Editions. ISBN 2709910675.