Complex sentence: Situated 460 km northeast of Bamako, the town lies at the confluence of the Niger and the Bani Rivers and is linked by an elevated causeway to the town of Sévaré.
Split into simpler sentences: Situated 460 km northeast of Bamako, it lies at the confluence of the Niger and the Bani Rivers. Mopti is linked by an elevated causeway to the town of Sévaré.