Bolsón de Mapimí

The Bolsón de Mapimí is an endorheic, or internal drainage, basin in which no rivers or streams drain to the sea, but rather toward the center of the basin, often terminating in swamps and ephemeral lakes.
  • Desert
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,325 metres (4,347 feet)
  • Description: endorheic river basin located in the center-north of the Mexican Plateau

Bolsón de Mapimí

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Latitude
27.5° or 27° 30′ north
Longitude
-103.5° or 103° 30′ west
Open location code
75VRGG22+22
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