# Sputnik International 2018: Mythical City of Atlantis Allegedly Discovered in Sahara Desert

> Sputnik International, 2018. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Early news report (6 September 2018) of the Bright Insight video, cited for its…

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# Mythical City of Atlantis Allegedly Discovered in Sahara Desert

Sputnik International, 2018. _Sputnik International_.

News item on the Bright Insight video two days after it appeared: over half a million views, Plato's 127 stadia given as about 23.5 km, matched to the Richat's circle measured on Google Maps, and the Younger Dryas offered as the cause.

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## What it's used for here

Early news report (6 September 2018) of the Bright Insight video, cited for its spread (half a million views in two days) and the 127-stadia, 23.5 km claim.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[The Richat's main circle measures about 23.5 km on Google Maps, the same as 127 stadia](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKTPSBQ24F/the-richats-main-circle-measures-about-23-5-km-on-google)

Evidence

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[Bright Insight's video calling the Richat Atlantis spreads across the web and the press](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/events/EVT0DCKR5M68WTR/bright-insights-video-calling-the-richat-atlantis-spreads)

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[The Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Sputnik International (2018). Mythical City of Atlantis Allegedly Discovered in Sahara Desert. Sputnik International. https://sputnikglobe.com/20180906/atlantic-city-sahara-desert-1067806988.html
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