# The rim stands about 485 m above sea level, some 500 km from the coast

> The Richat's outer rim peaks at about 485 m above sea level on a plateau about 200 m above the surrounding sand, roughly 500 km from the Atlantic coast.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKV70ED5NR/the-rim-stands-about-485-m-above-sea-level-some-500-km-from  
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# The rim stands about 485 m above sea level, some 500 km from the coast

The Richat's outer rim peaks at about 485 m above sea level on a plateau about 200 m above the surrounding sand, roughly 500 km from the Atlantic coast.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[No: the structure has stood far inland and well above the sea throughout human times](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/answers/ANS0DCKTXWJGX16/no-the-structure-has-stood-far-inland-and-well-above-the-sea)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The rim stands about 485 m above sea level, some 500 km from the coast [Evidence EVD0DCKV70ED5NR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKV70ED5NR
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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/sessions/SES0DCKZYK2CKXF/session-1-the-eye-of-the-sahara-and-the-atlantis-claim) · 28 Oct 2026

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