1 Hidden Destination in Africa

Mauritania

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Richat Structure (Eye of the Sahara)

Mauritania · Adrar Plateau

A colossal, perfectly circular geological formation in the Sahara Desert, so massive it's often called the 'Eye of the Sahara' and is best appreciated from space.

Stretching 40 kilometers across, this eroded dome of concentric rings was once theorized to be an impact crater or the lost city of Atlantis...