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The Eye of the Sahara
Atlantis theory · Richat Structure, Mauritania
DisputedThe prize. A desert ring some call Atlantis
Where. Richat Structure, Mauritania
Status. Disputed
Where. Richat Structure, Mauritania
Status. Disputed
The account
The Eye of the Sahara is a vast bullseye of rock in the Mauritanian desert that some insist matches Plato's description of Atlantis, ringed and set beyond the Pillars of Hercules.
Leads, where the trail points now
- This is geology versus legend: the Richat Structure in Mauritania is a confirmed eroded geological dome, not a built city, which closes the Atlantis reading for mainstream science.
- The believer's lead is comparing Plato's concentric-ring measurements to the structure; the counter is that there is no archaeology, no artifacts, and no sea access as Plato described.
- It is remote Mauritanian desert with real security and access issues, a site to study rather than dig.
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