Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

The ancients disagreed where Lake Tritonis was, and most put it in Tunisia or Libya, far from Mauritania

Ancient writers placed Lake Tritonis variously at the Gulf of Gabès, the Lesser Syrtis, between the Syrtes or in Cyrenaica; only Mela, and perhaps Ptolemy, put it inland, where it fits the great Tunisian chotts.

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What it bears on 1 answer

Yes: Diodorus's Atlantians of western Libya, by the ocean and Lake Tritonis, are a North African Atlantis

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The ancients disagreed where Lake Tritonis was, and most put it in Tunisia or Libya, far from Mauritania [Evidence EVD0DCPB9NDCM8T]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPB9NDCM8T

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dcpb9ndcm8t,
  title     = {The ancients disagreed where Lake Tritonis was, and most put it in Tunisia or Libya, far from Mauritania},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCPB9NDCM8T},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPB9NDCM8T}
}