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Natural formations in Mauritania matching “Adrar Plateau, Sahara Desert” · Mysteria

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🇲🇷 Mauritania · Natural formation

Richat Structure (Atlantis Hypothesis)

Cretaceous 100 Ma formation; Atlantis proposed 9600 BCE · Natural geological; Atlantis = Plato allegory @ 360 BCE

Concentric circular erosional dome in Sahara (100 Ma igneous intrusion) promoted since 2018 YouTube as Atlantis capital matching Plato's ringed city.