Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

Large rivers ran across western Mauritania in humid periods, as Plato's streams came down to the plain

Radar imagery shows a large buried river network on the Mauritanian coast that was active in past humid periods, so the region once had the rivers and lakes Plato describes.

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The Richat is the ringed capital of Atlantis, a coastal city destroyed about 11,600 years ago

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Large rivers ran across western Mauritania in humid periods, as Plato's streams came down to the plain [Evidence EVD0DCKT1B417EK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKT1B417EK

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dckt1b417ek,
  title     = {Large rivers ran across western Mauritania in humid periods, as Plato's streams came down to the plain},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCKT1B417EK},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKT1B417EK}
}