# Novella 2018: No – Atlantis Has Not Been Discovered in North Africa

> Steven Novella, 2018. 9 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for its summary of the Bright Insight case (rings, 23 km, Younger Dryas, mountains…

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# No – Atlantis Has Not Been Discovered in North Africa

Steven Novella, 2018. _NeuroLogica Blog_.

A sceptic's point-by-point reply to the Bright Insight video: the rings are a natural eroded dome and not complete, NASA gives 45 km rather than 23, the Younger Dryas lasted about 1,200 years and mostly affected high northern latitudes, there is no evidence the Atlantic flooded the Sahara 12,000 years ago, and no city, artefacts or canal have been found.

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## What it's used for here

Cited for its summary of the Bright Insight case (rings, 23 km, Younger Dryas, mountains to the north, opening to the south) and the point-by-point reply.

## Cited by on this site 9 records

[No city, pottery, walls or engineering works have been reported from the structure](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKVVQTXTE1/no-city-pottery-walls-or-engineering-works-have-been)

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[No walls, canals, harbour or other remains of a city have been found on or around the structure](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKT29TSPJF/no-walls-canals-harbour-or-other-remains-of-a-city-have-been)

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[Proponents tie the catastrophe to the Younger Dryas, which off Mauritania was a dry break in the humid period](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCPAXZ7QN6Q/proponents-tie-the-catastrophe-to-the-younger-dryas-which)

Evidence

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[The Richat's rings are incomplete ridges, not discrete belts](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKTRP6JKJZ/the-richats-rings-are-incomplete-ridges-not-discrete-belts)

Evidence

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[The Younger Dryas lasted about 1,200 years and was felt mostly in high northern latitudes](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKT91HRKXV/the-younger-dryas-lasted-about-1-200-years-and-was-felt)

Evidence

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[The structure is at least 40 km across, and NASA gives about 45 km](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKTQ42P66F/the-structure-is-at-least-40-km-across-and-nasa-gives-about)

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[Uplands lie to the north of the structure and open ground to the south, as Plato's plain was sheltered from the north](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCKT09DE770/uplands-lie-to-the-north-of-the-structure-and-open-ground-to)

Evidence

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[Jimmy Corsetti](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/people/FIG0DCKQE3GBV6G/jimmy-corsetti)

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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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Novella, S. (2018). No – Atlantis Has Not Been Discovered in North Africa. NeuroLogica Blog. https://theness.com/neurologicablog/no-atlantis-has-not-been-discovered-in-north-africa/
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